Temperature tolerance in three mycophagous Drosophila species: Relationships with community structure

Oikos

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 113-118

  Worthen, Wade B ^a   Haney, Dennis C ^a  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLY; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA FALLENI; DROSOPHILA PUTRIDA; DROSOPHILA TRIPUNCTATA; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 0033022821     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546575     Document Type: Article

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