Sexual dimorphism for water balance mechanisms in montane populations of Drosophila kikkawai

Biology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 570-574

  Parkash, Ravi ^a   Sharma, Vineeta ^a   Kalra, Bhawna ^a  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cuticular lipids; Cuticular melanization; Desiccation resistance; Drosophila kikkawai; Non melanic males

Indexed keywords

CUTICLE; DESICCATION; FLY; LIPID; MELANISM; MONTANE FOREST; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TRANSPIRATION; WATER BUDGET;

HIMALAYAS;

DROSOPHILA KIKKAWAI;

LIPID;

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; INDIA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; INDIA; LIPIDS; MALE; PIGMENTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 77957285029     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0971     Document Type: Article

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