Fitness consequences of body melanization in Drosophila immigrans from montane habitats: RESEARCH PAPER

Entomological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 182-191

  Singh, Shama ^a   Ramniwas, Seema ^a   Parkash, Ravi ^a  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Abdominal melanization; Copulation duration; Desiccation resistance; Drosophila immigrans; Fecundity; Montane population

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA IMMIGRANS;

EID: 66149156808     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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