The quantitative genetic basis of sex ratio variation in Nasonia vitripennis: A QTL study

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-22

  Pannebakker, B A ^a,b   Watt, R ^a   Knott, S A ^a   West, S A ^a,c   Shuker, D M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brood size; Clutch size; Linkage map; Local mate competition; Nasonia; Oviposition; Parasitoid wasp; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; CHROMOSOME; CLUTCH SIZE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; OVIPOSITION; PARASITOID; PLEIOTROPY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; GENETICS; INSECT CHROMOSOME; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SEX RATIO; WASP;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, INSECT; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEX RATIO; WASPS;

NASONIA; NASONIA VITRIPENNIS;

EID: 78650249968     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02129.x     Document Type: Article

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