Analysis of the effects of early nutritional environmenton inbreeding depression in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 196-205

  Valtonen, T M ^a   Roff, D A ^b   Rantala, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fitness; Heritability; Infection; Life history traits; Resistance; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FITNESS; FLY; HERITABILITY; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FOOD; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; INBREEDING; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FOOD; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INBREEDING; MALE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INVERTEBRATA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78650251627     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02157.x     Document Type: Article

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