Metapopulation dynamics of fruit flies undergoing evolutionary change in patchy environments

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 3257-3262

  Shirley, M D F ^a   Sibly, R M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadmium resistance; Drosophila melanogaster; Evolutionary response; Extinction; Heterogeneous environments; Metapopulation evolution; Patch connectivity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; METAPOPULATION; PATCH DYNAMICS; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0035662219     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[3257:MDOFFU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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