Preadult parental diet affects offspring development and metabolism in Drosophila melanogaster.

When Drosophila melanogaster larvae are reared on isocaloric diets differing in their amounts of protein relative to sugar, emerging adults exhibit significantly different development times and metabolic pools of protein, glycogen and trigylcerides. In the current study, we show that the influence o...

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Main Authors: Luciano M Matzkin, Sarah Johnson, Christopher Paight, Therese A Markow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3608729?pdf=render