Variation in heritability of immune function in the tree swallow

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 491-500

  Ardia, Daniel R ^a,b   Rice, Elizabeth B ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross fostering; Environmental variation; Heritability; Immune function; Tachycineta

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BOOTSTRAPPING; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NATURAL SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ALASKA; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

AVES; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 33746166022     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-006-0016-x     Document Type: Article

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