Abstract
Three measures of multivariate integration were derived from both additive genetic covariance and correlation matrices estimated from parent-offspring covariances to investigate the effect of bottlenecks of different sizes on genetic integration of morphological traits in the housefly, Musca domestica L. Bottleneck lines were initiated with one, four, or 16 pairs of flies sampled from a natural outbred (control) population. Bottlenecks of intermediate size significantly increased the average genetic correlation among traits, resulting in nearly isomorphic variation among all traits in these lines. Single-pair bottlenecks significantly disrupted the trait interrelationships, and the suites of traits identified by principal components of the additive genetic correlation and covariance matrices for the control population were no longer evident in these bottleneck lines. The alteration of the genetic relationships among traits as a result of a bottleneck suggests that nonadditive components of genetic variation affecting these traits were present in the control line. We discuss the implications of nonadditive gene action, particularly epistasis, for speciation via bottlenecks.
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