Developmental stability in different genetic stocks of white rock chickens

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 260-264

  Yang, A ^a   Dunnington, E A ^a   Siegel, P B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC STABILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; FEMALE; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031813588     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/89.3.260     Document Type: Article

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