Possible heterotic effects of B chromosomes on body mass in a population of Apodemus flavicollis

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1312-1317

  Zima, J ^a   Pialek J ^a   Macholan M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STATISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

SURVIVAL RATES;

CHROMOSOMES;

ADAPTATION; BODY MASS; CHROMOSOME; RODENT;

APODEMUS; APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345581074     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-128     Document Type: Article

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