Age-regulated expression of genetic and environmental variation in fitness traits. 2. Genetic effects and variances for viability among crosses from a factorial mating of six selected Leghorn strains

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 269-276

  Fairfull, R W ^a,d   Liljedahl, L E ^b   Gowe, R S ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Environmental variation; Fitness; Genetic effects; Genetic variation; Viability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033419563     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A97-104     Document Type: Article

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