The common quantitative genetic basis of wing morphology and diapause occurrence in the cricket Gryllus veletis

• Published in: Heredity Vol. 89; no. 6; pp. 473 - 479
• Main Authors: Bégin, M, Roff, D A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Springer Nature B.V 01.12.2002
• Subjects: Animals; Body Constitution; Female; Gryllidae - embryology; Gryllidae - genetics; Hibernation - genetics; Hibernation - physiology; Male; Wings, Animal - abnormalities; Wings, Animal - metabolism

A covariation between wing morphology and diapause occurrence has been observed in many insect species, but the genetic basis of this covariation has never been established. This study measures the heritability of, and genetic correlation between, these two ecologically important threshold traits in...