PRF: The Molecular Genetics of Acoustical Communication in the Cricket Genus Laupala

新的分子遗传学和统计学的发展 技术提供了机会，以确定数量和 数量性状基因座（QTL）的基因组位置， 可变分子标记的连锁关联。 这些新 技术将应用于两个杂交研究 在Laupala属中的蟋蟀种类：L.paranigra和 L.kohalaensis. 这些物种拥有一个极其简单的 声通信系统 雌性表型变异 趋声性将与杂种中的特定QTL相关联 回交设计 这些结果将与 从另一项关于雄性呼唤歌的研究中获得， 测试性格遗传结构的竞争模型 协变

The development of new molecular genetic and statistical techniques provides the opportunity to identify the number and genomic position of quantitative trait loci (QTL's) through linkage associations of variable molecular markers. These new techniques will be applied to a hybridization study of two species of crickets in the genus Laupala: L.paranigra and L.kohalaensis. These species posess an extremely simple acoustical communication system. Phenotypic variation in female phonotaxis will be associated to specific QTL's in a hybrid backcross design. These results will be compared to those obtained from another study on the male calling song in order to test competing models of genetic architecture of character covariation.