Sex ratio variation in Iberian pigs

Genetics

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 911-917

  Toro, M A ^a   Fernandez A ^a   Garcia Cortes L A ^a   Rodriganez J ^a   Silio L ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HERITABILITY; MATERNAL AGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SEX RATIO; SPAIN; SUS SCROFA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745406008     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 00166731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.106.055939     Document Type: Article

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