Body size and developmental temperature in Drosophila simulans comparison of reaction norms with sympatric Drosophila melanogaster.docVIP

JP Morin B Moreteau G Pétavy AG Imasheva JR David 2 1 Laboratoire de populations, genetique et evolution, CNRS, 2 (Received 10 November 1995; accepted 7 July 1996) Summary - Reaction norms of two size-related traits (wing and thorax length) were analyzed in relation to growth temperature in a French natural population of Drosophila simulans, using the isofemale lines method. The wing/thorax ratio was also studied. Data were compared to those of the sibling species Drosophila melanogaster from the same locality. Flies were reared at seven constant temperatures, representing the whol