Density-dependent natural selection in Drosophila: Trade-offs between larval food acquisition and utilization

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 463-474

  Joshi, Amitabh ^a   Mueller, Laurence D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

density dependent selection; Drosophila melanogaster; efficiency; food acquisition; food utilization; trade offs

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE;

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; LARVAL FEEDING; NATURAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 0029660399     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01237879     Document Type: Article

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