Article
Genetic and maternal determinants of effective dispersal: the effect of sire genotype and size at birth in side-blotched lizards.
The American naturalist - 1 Jul 2006
Sinervo Barry, Calsbeek Ryan, Comendant Tosha, Both Christiaan, Adamopoulou Chloe, Clobert Jean
Abstract excerpt
We assessed genetic factors on progeny dispersal due to sire color morph genotypes in a field pedigree and lab crosses, and we measured maternal effects by studying both natural and experimentally induced egg size variation. Progeny were released into nature upon hatching, but we recorded dispersal distance at maturity, which reflects effective dispersal after viability selection has run its course. Progeny...
Topics
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Biological Evolution
- Body Size
- Color
- Crosses, Genetic
- Female
- Genotype
- Lizards
- Male
- Ovum
