The genetic basis of the trade-off between calling and wing morph in males of the cricket Gryllus firmus

Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1111-1118

  Crnokrak, Peter ^a   Roff, Derek A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM; TRADE-OFF;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS FIRMUS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0031718786     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1998.tb01838.x     Document Type: Article

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