Article
Short-term consequences of reproductive mode variation on the genetic architecture of energy metabolism and life-history traits in the pea aphid.
Journal of insect physiology - 1 Jul 2011
Artacho P, Figueroa C C, Cortes P A, Simon J-C, Nespolo R F
Abstract excerpt
Cyclically parthenogenetic animals such as aphids are able alternating sexual and asexual reproduction during its life cycle, and represent good models for studying short-term evolutionary consequences of sex. In aphids, different morphs, whether sexual or asexual, winged or wingless, are produced in response to specific environmental cues. The production of these morphs could imply a differential energy...
Topics
- Animals
- Aphids
- Biological Evolution
- Energy Metabolism
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Male
- Parthenogenesis
- Reproduction
