What is the adaptive value of correlated temperature-induced variations of body size traits and flight parameters in Drosophila fruit flies ?;Les variations induites par la température sur les paramètres de taille et du vol des drosophiles sont-elles adaptatives ?

Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-20

  Pétavy, Georges ^a   David, Jean R ^a   Moreteau, Brigitte ^a  

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