The duration of life of Drosophila melanogaster in various environments

A series of experiments were conducted to observe the effect of various environments on the duration of life of wild-type Drosophila melanogaster. Natural duration of life curves were prepared for these insects from 10.5 days of age and it was found that the average life expectancy of the males was...

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Main Author: Cohen , Barrie
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/37988