Anomalous sex-related inheritance of oviposition rate in Callosobruchus maculatus fab. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae).
As a result of different feeding regimens, two laboratory populations of the beetle Callosobruchus maculatus Fab. developed different rates of oviposition. The behavior of the F1 hybrids cannot be explained with an additive model of inheritance. The unusual pattern of inheritance suggests a sex-related factor(s) and a two-factor interaction.
D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000235:genetics*; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D005260:Female; D005796:Genes; D008297:Male; D010058:Oviposition; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal