Desiccation resistance and mating behaviour in laboratory populations of Drosophila simulans originating from the opposing slopes of Lower Nahal Oren (Israel)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2110-2117

  Gefen, E ^a   Brendzel, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Assortative mating; Desiccation resistance; Drosophila; Mating success; Population divergence; Reproductive isolation

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIOASSAY; DESICCATION; DIVERGENCE; FLY; LABORATORY METHOD; MATING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SLOPE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; ISRAEL; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; ISRAEL; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER;

HAIFA [ISRAEL]; ISRAEL; NAHAL OREN;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS;

EID: 80052610831     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02341.x     Document Type: Article

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