Divergent Selection for Heat Loss in Mice: I. Selection Applied and Direct Response Through Fifteen Generations

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1461-1468

  Nielsen, M K ^a   Jones, L D ^a   Freking, B A ^a   DeShazer, J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy Metabolism; Heat Loss; Mice; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CALORIMETRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BREEDING; CALORIMETRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031159076     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7561461x     Document Type: Article

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