The transcriptomic basis of oviposition behaviour in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis.

ABSTRACT: Linking behavioural phenotypes to their underlying genotypes is crucial for uncovering the mechanisms that underpin behaviour and for understanding the origins and maintenance of genetic variation in behaviour. Recently, interest has begun to focus on the transcriptome as a route for identifying genes and gene pathways associated with behaviour. For many behavioural traits studied at the phenotypic level, we have little or no idea of where to start searching for "candidate" genes: the transcriptome provides such a starting point. Here we consider transcriptomic changes associated with oviposition in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis. Oviposition is a key behaviour for parasitoids, as females are faced with a variety of decisions that will impact offspring fitness. These include choos

SUBMITTER: Pannebakker BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3716692 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature