Positive genetic correlation between parasite resistance and body size in a free-living ungulate population

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2116-2125

  Coltman, D W ^a,b   Pilkington, J ^a   Kruuk, L E B ^a   Wilson, K ^c   Pemberton, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Helminth; Heritability; Nematode; Ovis aries; Sheep; Trade off

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE RESISTANCE; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF; UNGULATE;

SAINT KILDA; SCOTLAND (WESTERN ISLES); UNITED KINGDOM;

MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; UNGULATA; VERMES;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNITY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLELES; ANIMAL; ANIMALS, WILD; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; SCOTLAND; SELECTION (GENETICS); SHEEP; SOFTWARE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035543311     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb01326.x     Document Type: Article

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