Evolution: A rapid shift in a classic clinal pattern in Drosophila reflecting climate change

Science

Volumn 308, Issue 5722, 2005, Pages 691-693

  Umina, P A ^a   Weeks, A R ^b   Kearney, M R ^b   McKechnie, S W ^a   Hoffmann, A A ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOMARKERS; ENZYMES; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CLINAL PATTERNS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS; GEOGRAPHICAL CLINES; WARMER CONDITIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVOLUTION;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CLIMATE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, INSECT; GEOGRAPHY; GLYCEROLPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; INVERSION, CHROMOSOME; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 17844398742     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1109523     Document Type: Article

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