Desiccation tolerance and starvation resistance exhibit opposite latitudinal clines in Indian geographical populations of Drosophila kikkawai

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 391-396

  Karan, Dev ^a   Parkash, Ravi ^a,b  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Medical Enclave ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Drosophila kikkawai; Indian subcontinent; Opposite clines; Starvation; Thermal amplitude

Indexed keywords

DESICCATION; GENETIC VARIATION; LATITUDE; STARVATION; TOLERANCE;

INDIA;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA KIKKAWAI; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 0031733453     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1998.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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