Resource allocation to reproduction and soma in Drosophila: A stable isotope analysis of carbon from dietary sugar

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 763-770

  Min, Kyung Jin ^a   Hogan, Meghan F ^b   Tatar, Marc ^a   O'Brien, Diane M ^b,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon turnover; Drosophila; Resource allocation; Stable isotopes; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; SUCROSE;

DIET; FLY; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUGAR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; LARVA; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; LARVA; NITROGEN; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; SUCROSE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33745446639     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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