Genetic variation in offspring condition: An experiment

Functional Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 465-474

  Merila J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body condition; Ficedula albicollis; genetic variance; heritability

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; COLLARED FLYCATCHER;

FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 0030304593     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2389939     Document Type: Article

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