Correlation between enzyme activities and routine metabolic rate in Drosophila

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 258-262

  Berrigan, D ^a   Hoang, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Enzyme activity; Metabolic rate; Organismal performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033006586     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00027.x     Document Type: Article

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