Repeated selection of morphometric traits in the Soay sheep on St Kilda

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 472-488

  Milner, J M ^a,b   Albon, S D ^a   Illius, A W ^c   Pemberton, J M ^c   Clutton Brock, T H ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correlated characters; Over winter survival; Quantitative traits; Recurrent selection; Sheep

Indexed keywords

MORPHOMETRY; MORTALITY; SELECTION; SHEEP;

EID: 0032998790     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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