Selection for starvation resistance in Drosophila melanogaster: Physiological correlates, enzyme activities and multiple stress responses

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 370-379

  Harshman, L G ^a   Hoffmann, A A ^b   Clark, A G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Genetic correlations; Metabolism; Phenotypic plasticity; Stress resistance

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; STARVATION; STRESS;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033045832     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00024.x     Document Type: Article

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