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Heredity (Edinb)

Title:		Genetic relationship between olfactory response and fitness in Cotesia glomerata (L.)
Author(s):		Wang Q; Gu H; Dorn S;
Address:		"Institute of Plant Sciences/Applied Entomology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland"
Journal Title:		Heredity (Edinb)
Year:		2004
Volume:		92
Issue:		6
Page Number:		579 - 584
DOI:		10.1038/sj.hdy.6800464
ISSN/ISBN:		0018-067X (Print) 0018-067X (Linking)
Abstract:		"The flight response of the parasitic wasp Cotesia glomerata (L.) to semiochemicals from a plant-host complex is subject to genetic variation. The significance of additive genetic variance for the odour-guided behaviour has been demonstrated by bidirectional selection. In order to understand the potential and constraints for phenotypic evolution in olfactory response under the pressure of natural selection, this study was to investigate genetic covariation between the odour-guided behaviour and life-history traits and its genetic correlation with the efficiency of parasitism. A paternal half-sib analysis revealed that there was no significant genetic correlation between this behavioural character and any of three life-history traits examined (the development time of immature stages, the body size of female wasps, the number of female wasps per brood). Comparisons between the selected high and low olfactory-response strains showed the lack of correlated responses in these life-history traits to bidirectional selection on the odour-guided behaviour. On the other hand, genotypic differences in the ability of olfactory response significantly affected the efficiency of parasitism. In comparison with the low olfactory-response strain, female wasps from the high olfactory-response strain were able to parasitize more host larvae in a wider area of habitats. This study provides the first evidence of links between olfactory response and population success in parasitoids from a genetic perspective"
Keywords:		"Animals Butterflies/parasitology Chemotaxis/*genetics/physiology Feeding Behavior/physiology Flight, Animal/physiology Genetic Variation Larva/parasitology/physiology Male Odorants *Selection, Genetic Smell/*genetics/physiology Wasps/*genetics/physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineWang, Q Gu, H Dorn, S eng England 2004/05/27 Heredity (Edinb). 2004 Jun; 92(6):579-84. doi: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800464"