Individual variation in growth trajectories: Phenotypic and genetic correlations in ontogeny of the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 290-301

  Badyaev, A V ^a,c   Martin, T E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Montana Coop Wildlife Research Unit   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental constraints; Genetic covariance; Growth trajectories; House finch; Phenotypic covariation

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE;

CARPODACUS MEXICANUS;

EID: 0033994604     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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