Overwintering in Drosophila melanogaster: Outdoor field cage experiments on clinal and laboratory selected populations help to elucidate traits under selection

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 614-623

  Hoffmann, Ary A ^a   Scott, M ^a   Partridge, L ^b   Hallas, R ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Field cage; Life history; Selection; Winter

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COLD TOLERANCE; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SELECTION; WINTER;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLD; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TIME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; COLD; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; SEASONS; SELECTION (GENETICS); TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0038269911     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00561.x     Document Type: Article

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