A Drosophila laboratory evolution experiment points to low evolutionary potential under increased temperatures likely to be experienced in the future

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1859-1868

  Schou, M F ^a,b   Kristensen, T N ^c   Kellermann, V ^a,d   Schlotterer C ^b   Loeschcke, V ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Institut fur Populationsgenetik   (Austria)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Desiccation resistance; Evolutionary constraints; Experimental evolution; Heat resistance; Nucleotide diversity

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

ANIMAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEHYDRATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LABORATORY; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEHYDRATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; LABORATORIES; MALE; OVUM; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84906794477     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12436     Document Type: Article

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