Evolutionary adaptation and stress: energy budgets and habitats preferred.

doi:10.1007/BF01082460

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Evolutionary adaptation and stress: energy budgets and habitats preferred.

Behavior genetics - 1 May 1993

Parsons P A

Abstract excerpt

Natural populations are normally exposed to substantial environmental stress. The consequences of stress include elevated metabolic costs and additive genetic variability. From the former, preferred habitats should be located in environments corresponding to minimum total energy expenditure. This...

Topics

Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Biological Evolution
Drosophila melanogaster
Energy Metabolism
Genotype
Social Environment
Stress, Physiological

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