Limited plasticity in the phenotypic variance-covariance matrix for male advertisement calls in the black field cricket, Teleogryllus commodus

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2013

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Pitchers, W.R.
Brooks, Rob
Jennions, Michael
Tregenza, Tom
Dworkin, I.
Hunt, J.

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Phenotypic integration and plasticity are central to our understanding of how complex phenotypic traits evolve. Evolutionary change in complex quantitative traits can be predicted using the multivariate breeders' equation, but such predictions are only ac

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Keywords: allopatry; calling behavior; covariance analysis; cricket; diet; environmental conditions; home garden; male; morphology; phenotypic plasticity; sexual selection; wild population; Gryllidae; Gryllinae; Teleogryllus commodus; Teleogryllus oceanicus Advertisement call; Common garden; Diet; Field cricket; Matrix comparison; P matrix; Phenotypic integration; Phenotypic plasticity; Sexual selection

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Journal of Evolutionary Biology

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