Hsp70 protein levels and thermotolerance in Drosophila subobscura: A reassessment of the thermal co-adaptation hypothesis

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 691-700

  Calabria, G ^a   Dolgova, O ^b   Rego, C ^c   Castaneda L E ^b,d   Rezende, E L ^b   Balanya J ^a   Pascual, M ^a   Sorensen J G ^e   Loeschcke, V ^e   Santos, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Heat tolerance; Hsp70 expression; Latitudinal clines; Thermal co adaptation

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70;

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHROMOSOME; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CLIMATE; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEAT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CLIMATE; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MALE;

DROSOPHILA SUBOBSCURA;

EID: 84858332353     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02463.x     Document Type: Article

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