Quantitative genetics of sexual size dimorphism in the collared flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis

Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 870-876

  Merila J ^a,d   Sheldon, B C ^b,c,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

Body size; CHD gene; Extrapair paternity; Ficedula albicollis; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Microsatellites; Natural selection; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EVOLUTION; HERITABILITY; SEXUAL SIZE DIMPORPHISM;

AVES; FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS; PICEDULA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 0031902703     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1998.tb03711.x     Document Type: Article

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