Intrinsic parent-offspring correlation in inbreeding level in a song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) population open to immigration

American Naturalist

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-13

  Reid, Jane M ^a   Arcese, Peter ^b   Keller, Lukas F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Good genes; Heritability; Heterozygosity; Inbreeding depression; Nonadditive genetic quality; Phenotypic variation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIATION; IMMIGRATION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SONGBIRD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); MALE; POPULATION MIGRATION; SPARROW;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; ISLANDS; MALE; SPARROWS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MANDARTE ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA;

MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

EID: 33746267965     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/504852     Document Type: Article

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