Genetic and environmental components of growth in nestling blue tits (Parus caeruleus)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 199-212

  Kunz, C ^a   Ekman, J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross fostering; Developmental plasticity; Genetic variation; Genotype environment interaction; Reaction norm

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROWTH RATE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

PARUS CAERULEUS;

EID: 0033997732     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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