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The plastic fly: the effect of sustained fluctuations in adult food supply on life-history traits

Many adult traits in Drosophila melanogaster show phenotypic plasticity, and the effects of diet on traits such as lifespan and reproduction are well explored. Although plasticity in response to food is still present in older flies, it is unknown how sustained environmental variation affects life-hi...

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Autores principales: van den Heuvel, J, Zandveld, J, Mulder, M, Brakefield, P M, Kirkwood, T B L, Shanley, D P, Zwaan, B J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4263262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25417737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jeb.12444