Altitudinal variation in reproductive investment among Gryllus campestris populations.

ABSTRACT: Life history traits determine the organismal abundance within a population and are affected by the presence of trade-offs that modify relationships between traits. These relationships can vary across different environments either by local adaptation or phenotypic plasticity. Reproductive traits have direct fitness implications and therefore are suitable to study among population variation linked to environmental differences. Factors such as altitude are often related to differences in key physical factors like ambient temperature or the subsequent duration of the suitable period for annual activity. The aim of this work was to compare reproductive investment in females of the field cricket Gryllus campestris originated from different altitudes, but without identifying the components (genet

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Viejo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11500945 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature