Correlates of sexual dimorphism for dry weight and development time in five species of Drosophila

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 264, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-95

  Bharathi, N Sharmila ^a   Prasad, N G ^a,c   Shakarad, Mallikarjun ^b   Joshi, Amitabh ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b POORNAPRAJNA INSTITUTE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development time; Drosophila; Dry weight; Fecundity; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA ANANASSAE; DROSOPHILA MALERKOTLIANA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SULFURIGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; IMMIGRANS GROUP; INVERTEBRATA; MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER GROUP;

EID: 4544302412     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005576     Document Type: Article

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