Field tests reveal genetic variation for performance at low temperatures in Drosophila melanogaster

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 186-195

  Overgaard, Johannes ^a   Sørensen, Jesper Givskov ^a   Jensen, Louise Toft ^a   Loeschcke, Volker ^a   Kristensen, Torsten Nygaard ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Candidate genes; Cold tolerance; Field fitness; Genetic variation; Laboratory vs. field comparison; Transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COLD TOLERANCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; FLY; GENE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; LABORATORY METHOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 73949102665     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01615.x     Document Type: Article

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