Dietary protein content affects evolution for body size, body fat and viability in Drosophila melanogaster

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 269-272

  Kristensen, Torsten N ^a   Overgaard, Johannes ^a   Loeschcke, Volker ^a   Mayntz, David ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body composition; Experimental evolution; Nutrition; Plasticity; Viability

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CARBOHYDRATE; DIET; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAT; FLY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PROTEIN; SELECTION; TRADE-OFF; VIABILITY;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 79954550635     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0872     Document Type: Article

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