Effect of microhabitat variability on body size in Drosophila subobscura

Folia Biologica

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 51-56

  Stamenković Radak, Marina ^a   Rasić, Gordana ^a   Cucković, Maja ^a   Savić, Tatjana ^a   Andjelković, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Daily rhythm; Genotype environmental interactions; Habitat variability; Thorax size; Wing loading; Wing size

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SERBIA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CLIMATE; DROSOPHILA; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE; SERBIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WING;

DROSOPHILA SUBOBSCURA;

EID: 38349139704     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/fb56_1-2.51-56     Document Type: Article

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