The trade-off to macroptery in the cricket Gryllus firmus: A path analysis in males

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 396-408

  Crnokrak, P ^a   Roff, D A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crickets; Flight muscles; Genetic correlations; Lipids; Path analysis; Trade off

Indexed keywords

CRICKET; TRADE-OFF; VOCALIZATION; WING MORPHOLOGY;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS FIRMUS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0034107941     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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