Drosophila melanogaster locomotion in cold thin air

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 364-371

  Dillon, Michael E ^a   Frazier, Melanie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Air density; Air pressure; Drosophila melanogaster; Flight; High altitude; Interaction; Mountain; Oxygen; Physiology; Temperature; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FLYING; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

AIR PRESSURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; COLD; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; WALKING; WASHINGTON;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 32444443720     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01999     Document Type: Article

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