Evolution of genetic variability in a population of the edible snail, Helix aspersa Müller, undergoing domestication and short-term selection

Heredity

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 129-135

  Dupont Nivet, M ^a   Mallard, J ^b   Bonnet, J C ^a   Blanc, J M ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Additive genetic variance; Artificial selection; Helix aspersa; Natural selection; Pedigree; Probability of gene origin

Indexed keywords

DOMESTICATION; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETIC VARIANCE; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL SELECTION; WILD RELATIVE;

DOMESTICATION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; NATURAL SELECTION; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BREEDING; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HELIX (SNAILS); MALE; PEDIGREE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA; HELIX POMATIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034773269     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.2001.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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