The quantitative genetics of wing dimorphism under laboratory and 'field' conditions in the cricket Gryllus pennsylvanicus

Heredity

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-240

  Roff, Derek A ^b   Simons, Andrew M ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

evolution; genetic correlation; heritability; wing dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; GRYLLUS PENNSYLVANICUS;

EID: 0030934913     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1997.37     Document Type: Article

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