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The quantitative genetic basis of sex ratio variation in Nasonia vitripennis : a QTL study

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dc.contributor.authorPannebakker, B. A.
dc.contributor.authorWatt, R.
dc.contributor.authorKnott, S. A.
dc.contributor.authorWest, S. A.
dc.contributor.authorShuker, David Michael
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-23T13:31:01Z
dc.date.available2012-07-23T13:31:01Z
dc.date.issued2011-01
dc.identifier.citationPannebakker , 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.xen
dc.identifier.issn1010-061X
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 5899659
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: dc2a9843-a023-4155-bca1-60dbe9fc6d77
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000285418500002
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 78650249968
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/3005
dc.description.abstractOur 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.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Evolutionary Biologyen
dc.rights(c) 2010 The Authors. Journal of Evolutionary Biology (c) 2010 European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Re-use of this article is permitted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions set out at http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/onlineopen#OnlineOpen_Termsen
dc.subjectBrood sizeen
dc.subjectClutch sizeen
dc.subjectLinkage mapen
dc.subjectLocal mate competitionen
dc.subjectNasoniaen
dc.subjectOvipositionen
dc.subjectParasitoid waspen
dc.subjectSex allocationen
dc.subjectParasitic waspen
dc.subjectTrait locien
dc.subjectNatural-selectionen
dc.subjectFig waspsen
dc.subjectVariable fecundityen
dc.subjectMating-behavioren
dc.subjectInformation useen
dc.subjectAllocationen
dc.subjectQH301 Biologyen
dc.subject.lccQH301en
dc.titleThe quantitative genetic basis of sex ratio variation in Nasonia vitripennis : a QTL studyen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorNERCen
dc.description.versionPublisher PDFen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Biologyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Instituteen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciencesen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Biological Diversityen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02129.x
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.identifier.grantnumberNE/D009979/2en


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