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DIVERGENCE IN CACTOPHILIC DROSOPHILA : THE EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE OF ADULT ETHANOL METABOLISM
Author(s) -
Etges William J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.84
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1558-5646
pISSN - 0014-3820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1989.tb02579.x
Subject(s) - biology , divergence (linguistics) , drosophila (subgenus) , citation , library science , evolutionary ecology , ecology , computer science , linguistics , genetics , philosophy , gene , host (biology)
D. mojavensis metabolizes ethanol vapor differently than its Opuntia-breeding relatives. The latter species store ethanol metabolites in body tissues and do not use them as an energy supply for increasing adult longevity to the degree that D. mojavensis does