Inbreeding: When Parents Transmit More Than Genes

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 18, 2006, Pages

  Szulkin, Marta ^a   Sheldon, Ben C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CANADA; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHORT SURVEY; SPARROW;

ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPARROWS;

MELOSPIZA;

EID: 33748469422     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.08.037     Document Type: Short Survey

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