Maternal effects and the potential for evolution in a natural population of animals

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 846-851

  Mcadam, Andrew G ^a   Boutin, Stan ^a   Réale, Denis ^b   Berteaux, Dominique ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Direct maternal genetic covariance; Heritability; Indirect genetic effects; Maternal effects; Nestling growth rate; Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GROWTH RATE; MATERNAL EFFECT; POPULATION GENETICS; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; SCIURIDAE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035999493     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb01396.x     Document Type: Article

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