Geographic variations of life history strategies in Drosophila melanogaster. I. Analysis of wild-caught populations.

doi:10.1016/0531-5565(94)90052-3

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Geographic variations of life history strategies in Drosophila melanogaster. I. Analysis of wild-caught populations.

Experimental gerontology - 1 Jan 2000

Draye X, Bullens P, Lints F A

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Life history traits--hatchability, developmental time, longevity, and egg production--of five freshly caught European populations of Drosophila melanogaster were measured under homogeneous laboratory conditions. No significant phenotypic correlations between early and late fitness could be found...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Europe
Female
Longevity
Male
Models, Biological
Phenotype
Population Dynamics
Reproduction

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