The evolution of recovery from desiccation stress in laboratory-selected populations of Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 2671-2678

  Folk, Donna G ^a   Bradley, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desiccation resistance; Drosophila melanogaster; Dry mass; Evolution; Sodium content; Water restoration

Indexed keywords

SODIUM; WATER;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DEHYDRATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; SODIUM; WATER; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 3543008377     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01048     Document Type: Article

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