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Density-dependent selection at low food levels leads to the evolution of population stability in Drosophila melanogaster even without an inverse r-K relationship

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-025-10366-z

Published Online: 2026-01-02

Published Print: 2026-02

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Authors

Pandey, Neha

Joshi, Amitabh
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Funding for this research was provided by:

Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India (JC Bose National Fellowship)
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Article History

Received: 8 May 2025

Accepted: 20 December 2025

First Online: 2 January 2026

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: All authors agreed to submit to Evolutionary Ecology .

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: NP and AJ declare no conflicts of interest.

: In India, routine Drosophila work with long-standing laboratory populations, as in this study, does not require us to obtain Institutional or National ethical clearances for animal subjects.

: Not applicable.

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