Article
The relationship between the Pgi locus and the ability to fly at low temperatures in the monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Dec 1993
Hughes J M, Zalucki M P
Abstract excerpt
Differences in genetic structure of samples of monarch butterflies caught at different times of day have been reported previously. This paper compares differences in allele and heterozygote frequencies at the Pgi locus between animals flying early and those flying late in outdoor flight cages and...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Butterflies
- Cold Temperature
- Female
- Flight, Animal
- Genes, Insect
- Genetic Variation
- Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase
- Male
- Sex Factors