A marker-based method for inferences about quantitative inheritance in natural populations

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1062-1073

  Ritland, Kermit ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic markers; heritability; quantitative genetics; relatedness

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER; HERITABILITY;

EID: 0029661338     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb02347.x     Document Type: Article

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