Genetic variation and covariation of aphid life-history traits across unrelated host plants

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 543-553

  Vorburger, C ^a   Ramsauer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cost of acquisition; Genetic correlations; Host specialization; Life history evolution; Myzus persicae; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

APHID; CLONAL ORGANISM; CORRELATION; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HOST PLANT; LIFE HISTORY; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; RADISH; SOLANUM;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; BODY SIZE; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; PLANTS; RAPHANUS; SOLANUM;

APHIDIDAE; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; MYZUS PERSICAE; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SOLANUM; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

EID: 56449113650     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485308005853     Document Type: Article

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