Latitudinal Variation in Starvation Resistance is Explained by Lipid Content in Natural Populations of Drosophila melanogaster

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 601-612

  Goenaga, Julieta ^a,b   Fanara, Juan José ^a   Hasson, Esteban ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Genetic correlation; Genetic variation; Genotype sex interaction; Latitudinal cline; Starvation resistance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 84888138791     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-013-9235-6     Document Type: Article

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