Explaining stasis: Microevolutionary studies in natural populations

Genetica

Volumn 112-113, Issue , 2001, Pages 199-222

  Merila J ^a,d   Sheldon, B C ^b   Kruuk, L E B ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Animal model; Breeding value; Cervus elaphus; Ficedula albicollis; Microevolution; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY CONSTITUTION; DEER; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY CONSTITUTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEER; EVOLUTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); TIME;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; FICEDULA; FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 0035706477     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013391806317     Document Type: Article

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