Single and multigenerational responses of body mass to atmospheric oxygen concentrations in Drosophila melanogaster: Evidence for roles of plasticity and evolution

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2496-2504

  Klok, C J ^a   Hubb, A J ^a   Harrison, J F ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Hyperoxia; Hypoxia; Laboratory natural selection; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; FLY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; OXYGEN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BODY WEIGHT; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERE; BODY WEIGHT; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; OXYGEN; SELECTION, GENETIC;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 72449200582     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01866.x     Document Type: Article

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