Comparing different measures of heat resistance in selected lines of Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-405

  Hoffmann, Ary A ^a   Dagher, Hayat ^a   Hercus, Miriam ^a   Berrigan, David ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hardening D. melanogaster; Heat resistance; Selection

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030845503     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(96)00108-4     Document Type: Article

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