Life-history plasticity after attaining a dietary threshold for reproduction is associated with protein storage in flesh flies

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1081-1090

  Hahn, D A ^a   James, L N ^a   Milne, K R ^a   Hatle, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hexameric storage protein; Phenotypic plasticity; Reproductive threshold; Reproductive timing

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FLY; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY;

SARCOPHAGA CRASSIPALPIS; SARCOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 55349137369     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01451.x     Document Type: Article

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