Starvation and desiccation tolerances in Drosophila: Comparison of species from different climatic origins

Ecoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-157

  Van Herrewege, Jeannine ^a   David, Jean R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Climatic adaptation; Cosmopolitan species; Desiccation tolerance; Fresh weight; Lipid content; Starvation tolerance; Water content

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILIDAE; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA;

CLIMATIC ADAPTATION; DESICCATION TOLERANCE; STARVATION TOLERANCE;

EID: 0031460328     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1997.11682389     Document Type: Review

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