The response to selection for fast larval development in Drosophila melanogaster and its effect on adult weight: An example of a fitness trade- off

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1193-1204

  Nunney, Leonard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; development time; fecundity; fitness trade off; genetic correlation; life history evolution; longevity; selection

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILIDAE;

FITNESS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 0029661703     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb02360.x     Document Type: Article

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