Adaptation to larval crowding in Drosophila ananassae and Drosophila nasuta nasuta: increased larval competitive ability without increased larval feeding rate
Archana Nagarajan, Sharmila Bharathi Natarajan, Mohan Jayaram, Ananda Thammanna, Sudarshan Chari, Joy Bose, Shreyas V. Jois, Amitabh Joshi
This study shows that D. ananassae and D. n. nasuta adapt to larval crowding through reduced larval duration and faster development, not increased feeding rates, differing from D. melanogaster adaptations.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2015Evolutionary Biology