Increased body size confers greater fitness at lower experimental temperature in male Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 836-844

  Reeve, ^a   Fowler, ^a   Partridge, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body size; Drosophila melanogaster; Fertility; Longevity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FITNESS; MALE; NATURAL SELECTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033801277     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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