Evolutionary genetics of metamorphic failure using wild- caught vs. laboratory axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1401-1407

  Voss, S Randal ^a   Shaffer, H B ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma; Evolutionary genetics; Life cycle evolution; Metamorphosis; QTL

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIANCE; LAKE; MAJOR GENE; MEXICO; PEDOMORPHOSIS; WILD RELATIVE;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; ANIMALS, WILD; CROSSES, GENETIC; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MEXICO; MUTATION; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033828609     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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