Resistance to heat and cold stress in Drosophila melanogaster: Intra and inter population variation in relation to climate

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 497-510

  Guerra, D ^a   Cavicchi, S ^a   Krebs, R A ^b   Loeschcke, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Coldshock resistance; Heat shock resistance; Wing size

Indexed keywords

COLD STRESS; GENETIC VARIATION; HEAT STRESS; TEMPERATURE;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031443339     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19970406     Document Type: Article

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