The evolution of cold tolerance in Drosophila larvae

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-53

  Strachan, Lauren A ^a   Tarnowski Garner, Heather E ^a   Marshall, Katie E ^a   Sinclair, Brent J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDOREDUCTASE; RNA 28S;

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTIVE RADIATION; COLD TOLERANCE; ECTOTHERMY; FLY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LARVA; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; COLD; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENE; GENETICS; LARVA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; COLD TEMPERATURE; DROSOPHILA; GENES, INSECT; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

HEXAPODA; OBSCURA GROUP;

EID: 78751664012     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657147     Document Type: Article

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