Quantitative genetic analysis suggests causal association between cuticular hydrocarbon composition and desiccation survival in Drosophila melanogaster

Heredity

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-77

  Foley, B R ^a   Telonis Scott, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

CHCs; D. melanogaster; desiccation; pleiotropy; QTL

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

ADAPTATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CUTICLE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; HYDROCARBON; LIPID; PLEIOTROPY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAINFOREST; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SURVIVAL; WATER STRESS;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DESICCATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLEIOTROPY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DESICCATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETIC PLEIOTROPY; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 78650307292     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2010.40     Document Type: Article

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