Essays about: "seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus"
Found 3 essays containing the words seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus.
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1. Life history and reproductive fitness variation associated with the Y chromosome in Callosobruchus maculatus
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ekologi och genetikAbstract : In the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus, the female is the larger sex and the male is the smaller sex. However, males that are almost as large as females can also occur, which is due to a specific Y chromosome haplotype. READ MORE
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2. Evaluating patterns of selection in reproductiveand digestive protein genes of seed beetles. : A comparative approach.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Seminal fluid proteins (SFPs) have been shown to affect the physiology,behaviour and immune responses of mated females in some species. Thisopen window for manipulation of female’s fitness allows the possibility forcomplex evolutionary dynamics between the SFPs and proteins of femalesthat would counter the effects of the former, the female reproductive proteins (FRPs). READ MORE
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3. Genome size and phenotypic plasticity in the seed beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : It has long been evident that genome size is not an accurate measure of organismal complexity. This paradox was “solved” with the discovery of nonfunctional and selfish DNA in the 1970s. However, emerging from this explanation was an enigma of complexity. READ MORE
