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Impact of darker, intermediate and lighter phenotypes of body melanization on desiccation resistance in Drosophila melanogaster.

Journal of insect science (Online) - 1 Jan 2009

Parkash Ravi, Rajpurohit Subhash, Ramniwas Seema

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A possible link between melanization and desiccation resistance can be inferred if within population differences in melanization find significant correlations with desiccation resistance and its mechanistic basis i.e. rate of water loss/hr. Accordingly, darker, intermediate and lighter phenotypes of body melanization were analyzed in wild and laboratory reared Drosophila melanogaster L. (Diptera: Clyclorrapha)...

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PMID: 20050769
DOI: 10.1673/031.009.4901
PMCID: PMC3011941

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