Effects of maternal and offspring environmental conditions on growth, development and diapause in latitudinal yellow dung fly populations

Climate Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 115-125

  Scharf, Inon ^a,b   Bauerfeind, Stephanie S ^b,c   Blanckenhorn, Wolf U ^b   Schäfer, Martin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Latitudinal clines; Maternal effects; Phenotypic plasticity; Photoperiod; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CHANGING ENVIRONMENT; DEVELOPMENT TIME; DIPTERA; ENERGY CONTENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENETIC BASIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GROWING CONDITIONS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LATITUDINAL CLINES; LIFE HISTORY; LIPID CONTENT; MATERNAL EFFECTS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOTOPERIOD; SOUTHERN SPAIN; TIME CONSTRAINTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PLASTICITY;

DIAPAUSE; EGG DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOTOPERIOD; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

NORWAY; SPAIN; SWEDEN;

DIPTERA; SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA; SCATHOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 77957730751     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00907     Document Type: Article

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