A test of the Chitty hypothesis: inheritance of life-history traits in meadow voles Microtus pennsylvanicus

Evolution

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1987, Pages 929-947

  Boonstra, R ^a   Boag, P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITTY HYPOTHESIS; INHERITANCE; LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS; MEADOW VOLE; VOLE;

ANIMALIA; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 0023529406     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1987.tb05868.x     Document Type: Article

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