Abstract
The three sibling species from the Nasonia group (N. vitripennis, N. longicornis, N. giraulti) broadly show similar courtship behaviour patterns but with species-specific variations. Previous studies on hybrids between N. vitripennis and N. longicornis have shown a tendency of hybrid males to behave as the (grand) paternal species. It is not known whether this ‘grandfather effect’ occurs within species. A selection experiment in N. vitripennis was performed to obtain lines with extreme values for a particular behavioural character within this species. Although in previous studies evidence for a genetic basis of courtship behaviour was found, the component under selection (head nods number) showed only a weak response
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Netherlands Entomological Society Meeting |
| Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
| Publisher | Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging (NEV) |
| Pages | 81-85 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- artificial selection
- courtship behaviour
- heritabily
- Nasonia