Effects of food abundance on genetic and maternal variation in the growth rate of juvenile red squirrels

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1249-1256

  McAdam, A G ^a,b   Boutin, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross fostering; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Maternal effects; Northern; Tamiasciurus hudsonicus; Variance components

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; MATERNAL EFFECT; RODENT;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION GENETICS; SCIURIDAE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SCIURIDAE;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0242542702     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00630.x     Document Type: Article

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