Phenotypic plasticity of body size in Drosophila: Effects of a daily periodicity of growth temperature in two sibling species

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 351-361

  Pétavy, Georges ^a   Moreteau, Brigitte ^a   Gibert, Patricia ^a   Morin, Jean Philippe ^a   David, Jean R ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cold and heat stress; D. simulans; Drosophila melanogaster; Norms of reaction; Phenotypic variability; Sex dimorphism; Thorax and wing length

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; GROWTH RATE; PERIODICITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; TEMPERATURE;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; DROSOPHILIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0035673704     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0307-6962.2001.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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