Thermal adaptation in Drosophila serrata under conditions linked to its southern border: Unexpected patterns from laboratory selection suggest limited evolutionary potential

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 179-189

  Magiafoglou, Andréa ^a   Hoffmann, Ary ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central and marginal populations; Cold shock; Selection; Species borders; Thermal adaptation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA SERRATA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LABORATORY; LIFE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; PREDICTION; REARING; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; TIME; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA SERRATA;

EID: 2442428098     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02715817     Document Type: Article

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