Effects of body-size variation on flight-related traits in latitudinal populations of Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-112

  Bhan, Veer ^a   Parkash, Ravi ^a   Aggarwal, Dau Dayal ^a,b  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

dispersal; duration of development; flight adaptation; flight muscle ratio; walking behaviour; wing area; wing loading

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FLYING; FORELIMB; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; WING;

EID: 84902958864     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-014-0344-5     Document Type: Article

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