Divergent mechanisms for water conservation in Drosophila species

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 43-56

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

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CDL University   (India)

^c 672 Sector 9 ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Amount of cuticular lipid; Cuticular water loss; Desiccation resistance; Diptera; Drosophilidae; Fixed melanic; Melanic species; Melanization; Non melanic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEHYDRATION; DESICCATION; DIVERGENCE; FLY; LIPID; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WATERPROOFING;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 84895929604     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eea.12169     Document Type: Article

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