The effect of selection for desiccation resistance on cold tolerance of Drosophila melanogaster

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 322-327

  Sinclair, Brent J ^a   Nelson, Sean ^b   Nilson, Theresa L ^c   Roberts, Stephen P ^b   Gibbs, Allen G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chill coma; Cold tolerance; Cross tolerance; Desiccation; Laboratory selection

Indexed keywords

COLD TOLERANCE; DESICCATION; FLY; SELECTION; SURVIVAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 35848961899     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2007.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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