Activity of enzymes and fitness variation.docVIP

Summary mdash; This study concerns an analysis of variation of a group of enzymes (i.e. 6-Pgd, G- 6pd, a-Gpdh, Adh, Hk, Idh and Me) and fitness characteristics such as fecundity, egg-to-adult deve- lopment, rate of embryonic development, body mass, and mobility of Drosophila melanogaster flies, selected 10 generations for a fast and slow preadult rate of development. As a consequence of this divergent selection, mutual relationships between metabolic and fitness properties have been inves- The observed results show that significant correlations exist between enzyme activities and studies fi