Chronic malnutrition favours smaller critical size for metamorphosis initiation in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 288-292

  Vijendravarma, R K ^a   Narasimha, S ^a   Kawecki, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Critical weight; Dietary restriction; Experimental evolution; Life history; Starvation resistance; Stress tolerance; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLY; LIFE HISTORY; MALNUTRITION; METAMORPHOSIS; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SIZE; TOLERANCE; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FOOD DEPRIVATION; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84855839800     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02419.x     Document Type: Article

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