Estimating selection on neonatal traits in red deer using elasticity path analysis

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2879-2892

  Coulson, T ^a   Kruuk, L E B ^b   Tavecchia, G ^a   Pemberton, J M ^b   Clutton Brock, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth date; Birth weight; Cervus elaphus; Elasticity; Elastogram; Selection gradient

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DATE; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PATH ANALYSIS; WEIGHT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; RUM; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0347765891     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb01528.x     Document Type: Article

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