Experimental evolution and phenotypic plasticity of hindlimb bones in high-activity house mice

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 267, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 360-374

  Kelly, Scott A ^a   Czech, Polly P ^b   Wight, Jeffrey T ^c   Blank, Katie M ^a   Garland Jr , Theodore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive plasticity; Artificial selection; Bone formation and resorption; Cursoriality; Exercise; Experimental evolution; Mechanical loading

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BONE; BREEDING; EVOLUTION; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUSCLE; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECESSIVE GENE; RUNNING;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BONE AND BONES; BREEDING; EVOLUTION; GENES, RECESSIVE; HINDLIMB; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUSCLES; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RUNNING;

CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33645554074     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10407     Document Type: Article

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