The effect of temperature on body size and fecundity in female Drosophila melanogaster: Evidence for adaptive plasticity

Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1529-1535

  Nunney, Leonard ^a   Cheung, Warren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive plasticity; Body size; Drosophila melanogaster; Fecundity; Longevity; Phenotypic correlation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030808760     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb01476.x     Document Type: Article

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