ALPHA-GLYCEROPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE (ALPHA-GPDH) POLYMORPHISM IN DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER - ADULT SURVIVAL UNDER TEMPERATURE STRESS

被引:14
作者
SCHENFELD, E
MCKECHNIE, SW
机构
[1] Department of Genetics, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
关键词
α-Glycerophosphate dehydrogenase; Drosophila; Polymorphism; Temperature selection;
D O I
10.1007/BF00267713
中图分类号
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号
0901 ;
摘要
As a test of the hypothesis that adult temperature stress is an important component of natural selection maintaining the α-gpdh polymorphism, we have looked for differential survival among genotypes subjected to (i) heat shock and (ii) cold shock. Factorial ANOVAR, taking account of genotype, sex and temperature-stress indicated that genotype did not contribute to the variance of survival proportion per vial. We have not therefore found evidence to support our hypothesis. Incidental to the above was a significant sex-temperature interaction. Thus, adult females showed higher survival than males under heat stress, while under cold stress, there was no indication of a survival difference between the sexes. © 1979 Springer-Verlag.
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