Heritability and "evolvability" of meristic characters in a natural population of Gasterosteus aculeatus

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 532-541

  Hermida, M ^a   Fernandez C ^a   Amaro, R ^a   San Miguel, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; FISHERIES;

HERITABILITY;

AQUACULTURE;

EVOLUTION; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; PHENOTYPE;

GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 0036096753     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-022     Document Type: Article

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