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

Date

Authors

Pitchers, W.R.

Brooks, Rob

Jennions, Michael

Tregenza, Tom

Dworkin, I.

Hunt, J.

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

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

Keywords

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

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72616

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/jeb.12120

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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