Cross-level considerations for explaining selection pressures and the maintenance of genetic variation in condition-dependent male morphs

•Condition-dependent expression of alternative male morphs occurs in many arthropods.•Morph expression depends on future performance or is caused by energy budgets.•Somatic state-dependence of morph expression is untested, but likely crucial.•Weak or balancing selection maintains genetic variation i...

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Published in:	Current opinion in insect science Vol. 36; pp. 66 - 73
Main Authors:	Smallegange, Isabel M, Rhebergen, Flor T, Stewart, Kathryn A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.12.2019
Subjects:	Acaridae Acaridae - genetics Acaridae - physiology Adaptation, Physiological Animals arthropods energy Genetic Variation Male males morphs phenotypic plasticity Selection, Genetic
ISSN:	2214-5745, 2214-5753, 2214-5745, 2214-5753
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