Quantitative genetic analysis of larval life history traits in two alpine populations of Rana temporaria

Genetica

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Sommer, Stefan ^a   Pearman, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Elevation; Environmental change; Genetic architecture; Genetic variation; Geographic variation; Metamorphosis; Phenotypic plasticity; Quantitative genetics; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; FROG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RANA TEMPORARIA; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0037404937     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022965424352     Document Type: Article

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