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Pushing the limit: Examining factors that affect anoxia tolerance in a single genotype of adult D. melanogaster
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Benasayag Meszaros, Raquel, Dawson-Scully, Ken, Fendrich, Margo, Hernandez, Priscilla, Risley, Monica G.
Description: Drosophila melanogaster is a promiscuous species that inhabits a large range of harsh environments
including flooded habitats and varying temperature changes. To survive these environments, fruit flies have
adapted mechanisms of tolerance that allow them to thrive. During exposure to anoxic stress, fruit flies and
other poikilotherms enter into a reversible, protective coma. This coma can be… more
Full Text: OPEN SUBJECT AREAS: AGEING PHYSIOLOGY Received 6 October 2014 Accepted 24 February 2015 Published 17 March 2015 Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to K.D.-S. (ken.dawsonscully@fau.edu) * These authors Pushing the limit: …