Drosophila polymorpha

Da Cunha, A.B. (1949). Genetic analysis of the polymorphism of color patterns in Drosophila polymorpha. Evolution, 3, 239-252. 

Additional evidence supporting a role for melanization in water conservation comes from a study of D. polymorpha populations in Brazil (Brisson et al., 2005). Dark flies were most abundant in open, dry environments, despite the fact that these were warmer than more humid forest habitats, where light flies predominated. In this case, melanization patterns were opposite to those expected for thermal regulation, but consistent with a role in water conservation. Thus, in combination with studies by Parkash and colleagues, there is increasing evidence that melanization significantly affects water balance, at least in Drosophila. The fact that transitions in water-loss can be observed in solvent-extracted animals (Yoder and Tank, 2006) also supports a role for non-lipid layers in determining... 

Dicentrarchus labrax 243, 297, 438, 484 Dorosoma cepedianum 183, 255, 276 Dorosoma petenense 278 Dreissena polymorpha 513 Drosophila 19, 298 Drosophila melanogaster 212... 

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