INTRAPOPULATIONAL VARIATION FOR DESICCATION TOLERANCE IN INDIAN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

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APARUP DAS
DIPIKA TRIPATHY
B. B. PARIDA

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Intrapopulational variation in tolerance to desiccation stress has been measured in Fl female individuals of 10 isofemale lines from a locally collected population sample of Drosophila melanogaster. Differences in survival time among the individuals of each isofemale line and also among different isofemale lines are observed. The results are discussed in relation with the eco-temporal situation in India and a possible conclusion on the mechanisms involved in conferring tolerance to desiccation in Indian natural populations of D. melanogaster is drawn.

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DAS, A., TRIPATHY, D., & PARIDA, B. B. (1996). INTRAPOPULATIONAL VARIATION FOR DESICCATION TOLERANCE IN INDIAN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER. INDIAN JOURNAL OF GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING, 56(04), 495–500. https://doi.org/.
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