Studies of the Relative Fitnesses of Experimental Populations of Drosophila melanogaster

1959 ◽  
Vol 93 (872) ◽  
pp. 295-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Experimental Populations

scholarly journals Developmental plasticity evolved according to specialist–generalist trade-offs in experimental populations of Drosophila melanogaster

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 20160379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Le Vinh Thuy ◽  
John M. VandenBrooks ◽  
Michael J. Angilletta
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Developmental Plasticity ◽  
Evolutionary Patterns ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Experimental Populations ◽  
Fluctuating Temperatures

We studied the evolution of developmental plasticity in populations of Drosophila melanogaster that evolved at either constant or fluctuating temperatures. Consistent with theory, genotypes that evolved at a constant 16°C or 25°C performed best when raised and tested at that temperature. Genotypes that evolved at fluctuating temperatures performed well at either temperature, but only when raised and tested at the same temperature. Our results confirm evolutionary patterns predicted by theory, including a loss of plasticity and a benefit of specialization in constant environments.

scholarly journals Deep sequencing of natural and experimental populations of Drosophila melanogaster reveals biases in the spectrum of new mutations

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 1988-2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe June Assaf ◽  
Susanne Tilk ◽  
Jane Park ◽  
Mark L. Siegal ◽  
Dmitri A. Petrov
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Deep Sequencing ◽  
Experimental Populations ◽  
New Mutations
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