Effect of temperature on oviposition in four species of the melanogaster group of Drosophila
1998 ◽
Vol 58
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pp. 491-495
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Experiments were conducted to test the effect of temperature on oviposition in four species of the melanogaster group of Drosophila: D. ananassae, D. bipectinata, D. malerkotliana and D. biarmipes. In each species, two wild strains were used and eggs laid by females at three different temperatures (19°C, 24°C and 30°C) were counted for four days at 24 h interval. It is evident from the results that females of D. ananassae, D. bipectinata, D. malerkotliana and D. biarmipes lay low number of eggs at low temperature (19°C). Thus oviposition in these four species of Drosophila is significantly reduced at low temperature.
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1953 ◽
Vol 31
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pp. 447-460
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2014 ◽
Vol 1039
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pp. 107-111
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