The endocrine-genetic basis of life-history variation: The relationship between the ecdysteroid titer and morph-specific reproduction in the wing-polymorphic cricket gryllus firmus

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 538-549

  Zera, A J ^a   Bottsford, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crickets; Ecdysteroids; Genetic variation; Hormones; Life history; Trade off; Wing polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; HORMONE; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT;

ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS FIRMUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0034923834     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00787.x     Document Type: Article

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