Article
Genetic and phenotypic variation in juvenile development in relation to temperature and developmental pathway in a geometrid moth.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 May 2012
Kivelä S M, Välimäki P, Mäenpää M I
Abstract excerpt
Life histories show genetic population-level variation due to spatial variation in selection pressures. Phenotypic plasticity in life histories is also common, facilitating fine-tuning of the phenotype in relation to the prevailing selection regime. In multivoltine (≥ 2 generations per year) insects, individuals following alternative developmental pathways (diapause/direct development) experience different...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Body Size
- Female
- Fertility
- Finland
- Genetic Variation
- Light
- Male
- Moths
- Phenotype
- Pupa
