Ambient temperature affects free-flight performance in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 165-171

  Lehmann, F O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Flight force; Free flight; Muscle mechanical power; Thermal sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033118851     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050207     Document Type: Article

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