Evolutionary genetics of dorsal wing colour in Colias butterflies

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 752-758

  Ellers, J ^a   Boggs, C L ^b,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological gradient; Heritability; Mate choice; Phenotypic and genetic correlation; Thermoregulation; Wing melanization

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; COLOR; EVOLUTION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; WING;

ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; COLORADO; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; PIGMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEX FACTORS; WING;

ANIMALIA; COLIAS; COLIAS PHILODICE ERIPHYLE; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; PHILODICE; PIERIDAE;

EID: 3042700329     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00736.x     Document Type: Article

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