Abstract
Offspring-parent regressions provided initial estimates of heritabilities and genetic correlations among wing length, body length, pronotum width, head-capsule width, development time, age at first reproduction, and fecundity in an Iowa population of the large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus. Replicated, bidirectional selection for wing length was imposed for nine generations. The direct response to selection revealed the existence of substantial additive genetic variance for wing length in this population. Traits were assayed for correlated responses to selection after seven generations. Body length, pronotum width, head capsule width, and fecundity showed consistent, positive correlated responses. Development time showed a negative correlated response. Age at first reproduction showed no consistent correlated response to selection on wing length. These pleiotropic effects among wing length and fecundity, development time, and body size characters provide the potential for these traits to evolve together in O. fasciatus, independently of age at first reproduction.
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