Female genetic heterogeneity affects the reproduction of great tits (Parus major L., 1758) in low-quality woodlands

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 144-150

  Tomiuk, Jürgen ^a   Stauss, Michael ^a   Segelbacher, Gernot ^b   Fietz, Joanna ^c   Kömpf, Jost ^a   Bachmann, Lutz ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Inbreeding avoidance; Maternal effects; Mating strategy

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROGENEITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; MATERNAL EFFECT; PASSERINE; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WOODLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 34247161730     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2006.00382.x     Document Type: Article

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