Nl. Jenkins et Aa. Hoffmann, Distribution of Drosophila serrata Malloch (Diptera : Drosophilidae) in Australia with particular reference to the southern border, AUST J ENT, 40, 2001, pp. 41-48
The distribution of the fly Drosophila serrata Malloch in Australia was cha
racterised in light of the increasing use of this species as an evolutionar
y model system. A synthesis of previous collections suggested that D. serra
ta was limited to the eastern and northern coastal areas, with a southern b
order approximately 200 km north of Sydney and that this species utilised a
wide range of resources as breeding sites. Additional collections suggeste
d that the southern border changed seasonally, shifting some 270 km to Woll
ongong in late summer and autumn. Simulations using CLIMEX implicate cold s
tress in limiting the southern distribution.