The Influence of Dietary Factors on Reproduction in the Fruit Fly, Drosophila melanogaster
Food and nutrition are important for energy balance, reproduction and maintenance of health in all species. Drosophila melanogaster feed on yeast and sugar and food availability affects reproduction. In this thesis, I show that mating frequency and fertility are affected by the composition of food i...
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Language: | en_ca |
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2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/29563 |