Genetic variation in the primary sex ratio in populations of the intertidal copepod, Tigriopus californicus, is widespread on Vancouver Island

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1007-1023

  Voordouw, Maarten J ^a   Stebbins, Gabe ^a   Robinson, H Eve ^a   Perrot Minnot, Marie Jeanne ^b   Rigaud, Thierry ^b   Anholt, Bradley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Copepod; Cytoplasmic feminizers; Cytoplasmic sex ratio distorters; Heritability; Microsporidia; Polygenic sex determination; Primary sex ratio; Rifampin; Tigriopus californicus; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; MICROSPORIDIA; TIGRIOPUS CALIFORNICUS; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 57849154570     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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