Biochemical aspects of climatic adaptations in Drosophila curviceps, D. immigrans, and D. albomicans (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 968-972

  Ohtsu, Takashi ^a,b   Katagiri, Chihiro ^a   Kimura, Masahito T ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cold and heat tolerance; Drosophila; Energy storage; Phospholipids; Triacylglycerols

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA ALBOMICANS; DROSOPHILA CURVICEPS; DROSOPHILA IMMIGRANS; DROSOPHILIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033375597     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/28.6.968     Document Type: Article

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