Evolutionary potential of multiple measures of upper thermal tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster

Functional Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 442-452

  Hangartner, Sandra ^a,b   Hoffmann, Ary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Genetic correlation; Heat tolerance; Heritability; Thermal adaptation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; BIOASSAY; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLY; GENETIC VARIATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 84961192182     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12499     Document Type: Article

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