Coadapted changes in energy metabolites and body color phenotypes for resistance to starvation and desiccation in latitudinal populations of D. melanogaster

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 149-169

  Parkash, Ravi ^a   Aggarwal, Dau Dayal ^a   Kalra, Bhawna ^a  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

D. melanogaster; Darker and lighter flies; Energy metabolites; Opposite clines; Starvation and desiccation; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLINE; COLOR MORPH; DESICCATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLY; HUMIDITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIPID; METABOLITE; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; STARVATION; TRADE-OFF;

SOUTH ASIA;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 83555163669     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-011-9482-x     Document Type: Article

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