Wing shape versus asymmetry as an indicator of changing environmental conditions in insects

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-243

  Hoffmann, Ary A ^a,b   Woods, Richard E ^a,c   Collins, Eveline ^a   Wallin, Kathleen ^a   White, Andrea ^a,b   McKenzie, John A ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c IS Link   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chironomid; Drosophila; Environmental stress; Lucilia; Procrustes

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS TEPPERI; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EPIPHYAS POSTVITTANA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LUCILIA (BLOWFLY); LUCILIA CUPRINA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 28944450438     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2005.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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