Evolutionary genetics of life-history traits in a haplodiploid mite

Authors	N.S.H. Tien
Supervisors	M.W. Sabelis
Cosupervisors	C.J.M. Egas
Award date	18-11-2010
ISBN	9789076894935
Number of pages	110
Organisations	Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: Universiteit van Amsterdam
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Front cover Title pages Contents Chapter 1: Introduction, research questions and summary of results Chapter 2: Heritability of defence and life-history traits in the two-spotted spider mite Chapter 3: The maintenance of genetic variation for oviposition rate in two-spotted spider mites: inferences from artificial selection Chapter 4: Inbreeding depression and purging in a haplodiploid: gender-related effects Chapter 5: Mate choice promotes inbreeding avoidance in the two-spotted spider mite Chapter 6: Ambulatory dispersal in Tetranychus urticae: an artificial selection experiment on propensity to disperse yields no response Chapter 7: Discussion: selection on life-history traits Chapter 8: Nederlandse samenvatting
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