influence offspring life history traits in the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar. The purpose of this
research was to determine the relative contribution of genetics (based on familial
contribution) and the nutritional environment of the parents to the mean and variance of
resources supplied to the eggs. Vitellogin, the dominant egg storage protein in the gypsy
moth, was selected as the focus of the study. The amount of vitellogin in individual eggs from …