Behavioral differentiation in oviposition activity in Drosophila buzzatii from highland and lowland populations in Argentina: Plasticity or thermal adaptation?

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 738-747

  Dahlgaard, Jesper ^a   Hasson, Esteban ^b   Loeschcke, Volker ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Behavioral avoidance; Genetic variation; Heat resistance; Insects; Inversion polymorphism; Thorax wing length

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FLY; OVIPOSITION; PLASTICITY;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA BUZZATII; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 0035023840     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00810.x     Document Type: Article

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