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The quantitative genetic basis of sex ratio variation in Nasonia vitripennis : a QTL study
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dc.contributor.author | Pannebakker, B. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Watt, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Knott, S. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | West, S. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Shuker, David Michael | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-07-23T13:31:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-07-23T13:31:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-01 | |
dc.identifier | 5899659 | |
dc.identifier | dc2a9843-a023-4155-bca1-60dbe9fc6d77 | |
dc.identifier | 000285418500002 | |
dc.identifier | 78650249968 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Pannebakker , B A , Watt , R , Knott , S A , West , S A & Shuker , D M 2011 , ' The quantitative genetic basis of sex ratio variation in Nasonia vitripennis : a QTL study ' , Journal of Evolutionary Biology , vol. 24 , no. 1 , pp. 12-22 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02129.x | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1010-061X | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/3005 | |
dc.description.abstract | Our understanding of how natural selection should shape sex allocation is perhaps more developed than for any other trait. However, this understanding is not matched by our knowledge of the genetic basis of sex allocation. Here, we examine the genetic basis of sex ratio variation in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis, a species well known for its response to local mate competition (LMC). We identified a quantitative trait locus (QTL) for sex ratio on chromosome 2 and three weaker QTL on chromosomes 3 and 5. We tested predictions that genes associated with sex ratio should be pleiotropic for other traits by seeing if sex ratio QTL co-occurred with clutch size QTL. We found one clutch size QTL on chromosome 1, and six weaker QTL across chromosomes 2, 3 and 5, with some overlap to regions associated with sex ratio. The results suggest rather limited scope for pleiotropy between these traits. | |
dc.format.extent | 11 | |
dc.format.extent | 429825 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Evolutionary Biology | en |
dc.subject | Brood size | en |
dc.subject | Clutch size | en |
dc.subject | Linkage map | en |
dc.subject | Local mate competition | en |
dc.subject | Nasonia | en |
dc.subject | Oviposition | en |
dc.subject | Parasitoid wasp | en |
dc.subject | Sex allocation | en |
dc.subject | Parasitic wasp | en |
dc.subject | Trait loci | en |
dc.subject | Natural-selection | en |
dc.subject | Fig wasps | en |
dc.subject | Variable fecundity | en |
dc.subject | Mating-behavior | en |
dc.subject | Information use | en |
dc.subject | Allocation | en |
dc.subject | QH301 Biology | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH301 | en |
dc.title | The quantitative genetic basis of sex ratio variation in Nasonia vitripennis : a QTL study | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | NERC | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Biological Diversity | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02129.x | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | NE/D009979/2 | en |
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