Variation, selection and heritability of thermal reaction norms for juvenile growth in Orchesella cincta (Collembola: Entomobryidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-46

  Driessen, Gerard ^a   Ellers, Jacintha ^a   Van Straalen, Nico M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Entomobryidae; Genetic variation; Growth rate; Heritability; Orchesella cincta; Phenotypic plasticity; Slope of reaction norm; Temperature

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; HERITABILITY; INSECT; JUVENILE; LOCAL ADAPTATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

COLLEMBOLA; ENTOMOBRYIDAE; ORCHESELLA CINCTA;

EID: 33846044777     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.006     Document Type: Article

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