The role of quantitative genetic studies in animal physiological ecology

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 161-167

  Artacho, Paulina ^a   Castañeda, Luis E ^a   Nespolo, Roberto F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Directional selection differential; Evolutionary physiology; Fitness; Heritability; Response to selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 19944394544     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2005000100012     Document Type: Review

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