Genetic basis of adaptive evolution of a polyphenism by genetic accommodation

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-66

  Suzuki, Y ^a,b   Nijhout, H F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; Cryptic genetic variation; Genetic accommodation; Juvenile hormone; Plasticity; Polyphenism; Quantitative genetics; Threshold traits

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; HORMONE; MOTH; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; THRESHOLD;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; INHERITANCE; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; LARVA; MALE; MANDUCA; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; TEMPERATURE;

MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 37149028710     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01464.x     Document Type: Article

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