A multivariate test of evolutionary constraints for thermal tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1415-1426

  Williams, B R ^a   Van Heerwaarden, B ^a   Dowling, D K ^a   Sgro C M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Additive genetic variance covariance; Constraint; G matrix; Genetic correlation; Heat tolerance

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; FLY; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NATURAL SELECTION; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; TRADE-OFF; WARMING;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEAT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 84862263580     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02536.x     Document Type: Article

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