Predicting correlated responses in natural populations: Changes in JHE activity in the Bermuda population of the sand cricket, Gryllus firmus

Heredity

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 440-450

  Roff, Derek A ^a   Fairbairn, Daphne J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Correlated response; Dimorphism; Quantitative genetics; Selection

Indexed keywords

INSECT GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS;

GRYLLUS FIRMUS; INSECTA; TRIDACTYLOIDEA;

EID: 0032760039     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6886010     Document Type: Article

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