Consistent variations in personality traits and their potential for genetic improvement of biocontrol agents: Trichogramma evanescens as a case study
S. Lartigue, M. Yalaoui, J. Belliard, C. Caravel, L. Jeandroz, G. Groussier, V. Calcagno, P. Louapre, F.-X. Dechaume-Moncharmont, T. Malausa, J. Moreau
The paper develops a video-tracking method to phenotype personality traits in Trichogramma evanescens and finds genetic variation in activity and exploration with a trade-off between exploration and fecundity.
bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2020 · PreprintEcology