Sexual variation in heritability and genetic correlations of morphological traits in house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1296-1307

  Jensen, H ^a,b   Saether B E ^a   Ringsby, T H ^a   Tufto, J ^a   Griffith, S C ^b,c   Ellegren, H ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Heritability; House sparrow; Morphology; Passer domesticus; Sexual variation

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PASSERINE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SONGBIRDS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSER; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERI; PASSERIDAE; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0242711684     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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