Evolution of water balance in the genus Drosophila

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 2331-2338

  Gibbs, Allen G ^a   Matzkin, Luciano M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert; Desiccation; Drosophila spp.; Evolution; Phylogeny; Water loss

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WATER; DESERT CLIMATE; DROSOPHILA; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BODY WATER; DESERT CLIMATE; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0035746069     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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