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Divergence of water balance mechanisms in two melanic Drosophila species from the western Himalayas.

Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology - 1 Apr 2011

Parkash Ravi, Aggarwal Dau Dayal, Kalra Bhawna, Ranga Poonam

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Drosophila busckii is more abundant under colder and drier montane habitats in the western Himalayas as compared to Drosophila melanogaster but the mechanistic basis of such climatic adaptations is largely unknown. We tested the hypothesis whether genetic variation or phenotypic plasticity of cuticular traits confer adaptive protection against desiccation stress in two melanic Drosophila species living under...

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PMID: 21220040
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.12.018

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