Necrotic fruit: A novel model system for thermal ecologists

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-9

  Feder, Martin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Color; Drosophila melanogaster; evaporative cooling; fruit; heat exchange; heat shock protein; microclimate; necrotic fruit; solar heating; stress; temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030979084     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(96)00028-9     Document Type: Article

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