Postponed reproduction as an adaptation to winter conditions in Drosophila melanogaster: Evidence for clinal variation under semi-natural conditions

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1481, 2001, Pages 2163-2168

  Mitrovski, P ^a   Hoffmann, A A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clines; Delayed reproduction; Drosophila; Life history traits; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLINE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FERTILITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; STRESS; SURVIVAL; WINTER;

(EAST); AUSTRALIA;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 0035934882     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1787     Document Type: Article

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