Article
Low potential for climatic stress adaptation in a rainforest Drosophila species.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 4 Jul 2003
Hoffmann A A, Hallas R J, Dean J A, Schiffer M
Abstract excerpt
The ability of sensitive rainforest species to evolve in response to climate change is largely unknown. We show that the Australian tropical rainforest fly Drosophila birchii exhibits clinal variation in desiccation resistance, but the most resistant population lacks the ability to evolve further resistance even after intense selection for over 30 generations. Parent-offspring comparisons indicate low heritable...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.