Starvation resistance is positively correlated with body lipid proportion in five wild caught Drosophila simulans populations

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1371-1376

  Ballard, J William O ^a,b   Melvin, R G ^a,b   Simpson, S J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Evolution and Ecology Research Center of Sydney   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lifespan; Lipid content; Nutrition; Starvation; Stress resistance

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLY; FOOD QUALITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; STARVATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; LIPID METABOLISM; LONGEVITY; MALE; METABOLISM; STARVATION;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; LIPID METABOLISM; LONGEVITY; MALE; STARVATION;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS;

EID: 51449118391     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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