Nonadditive genetic effects in animal behavior

American Naturalist

Volumn 160, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Meffert, Lisa M ^a   Hicks, Sara K ^a   Regan, Jennifer L ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominance; Epistasis; Genotype by environment interactions; Inbreeding depression; Indirect genetic effects; Outbreeding depression

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; GENETICS; HERITABILITY;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE;

EID: 0036924354     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3078957     Document Type: Article

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