The quantitative genetics of growth in a field cricket

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 721-733

  Simons, A M ^a,b   Carriere Y ^a,c   Roff, D A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age at maturity; Growth rate; Heritability; Life history evolution; Size at maturity

Indexed keywords

CRICKET; GENETICS; GROWTH RATE;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS PENNSYLVANICUS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0031798188     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050115     Document Type: Article

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