Evolutionary Responses of Drosophila melanogaster Under Chronic Malnutrition

Drosophila species have successfully spread and adapted to diverse climates across the globe. For Drosophila melanogaster, rotting vegetative matter provides the primary substrate for mating and oviposition, and also acts as a nutritional resource for developing larvae and adult flies. The transitor...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Ahmad, Erin S. Keebaugh, Muhammad Tariq, William W. Ja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00047/full