Gender and viability selection on morphology in fledgling pied flycatchers

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1317-1326

  Potti, J ^a   Davila J A ^a   Tella, J L ^b   Fris O ^a   Villar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

CHD1 genes; Molecular sexing; Natural selection; Parasitism; Sexual size dimorphism; Tarsus length

Indexed keywords

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MITES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SONGBIRDS; STATISTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURVIVAL RATE; TARSUS, ANIMAL; ANIMALS;

ACARI; AVES; FICEDULA; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MITE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SONGBIRD; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0035993144     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01545.x     Document Type: Article

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