The genetics of primary and secondary sexual character trade-offs in a horned beetle

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1711-1717

  House, C M ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedeagus; Beetle horns; Genetic trade offs; Heritability; Onthophagus taurus

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COPULATION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HERITABILITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BODY SIZE; BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HORN; INHERITANCE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; THORAX;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENITALIA, MALE; HORNS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THORAX;

COLEOPTERA; ONTHOPHAGUS TAURUS;

EID: 84865174254     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02559.x     Document Type: Article

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