Antagonistic natural selection revealed by molecular sex identification of nestling collared flycatchers

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1167-1175

  Merila J ^a,d   Sheldon, B C ^b,d   Ellegren, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CHD gene; Molecular sex identification; Natural selection; Sex differences; Sexual dimorphism; Survival

Indexed keywords

COLLARED FLYCATCHER; MOLECULAR SEXING TECHNIQUE; NATURAL SELECTION; NESTLING; SEXING TECHNIQUE;

FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 0031284711     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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