Experimental evolution of aging, growth, and reproduction in fruitflies

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 3309-3313

  Stearns, S C ^a   Ackermann, M ^a   Doebeli, M ^a   Kaiser, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age at maturity; Body size; Drosophila; Life history evolution; Lifespan

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LIFESPAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; THEORY;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0034724395     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.7.3309     Document Type: Article

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