Variations in body melanization impact desiccation resistance in Drosophila immigrans from Western Himalayas

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 276, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-227

  Parkash, R ^a,b   Ramniwas, S ^a   Rajpurohit, S ^a,c   Sharma, V ^a  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Medical Enclave ^*  (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cuticular melanization; Desiccation resistance; Drosophila immigrans; Montane populations; Rate of water loss

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DEHYDRATION; DESICCATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ECTOTHERMY; FLY; HERITABILITY; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; MELANIN; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; WATER BUDGET;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

DROSOPHILA IMMIGRANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 53549092516     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00478.x     Document Type: Article

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