Age-dependent genetic effects on a secondary sexual trait in male Alpine ibex, Capra ibex

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1969-1980

  Von Hardenberg, Achaz ^a,b   Bassano, Bruno ^b   Festa Bianchet, Marco ^a   Luikart, Gordon ^c   Lanfranchi, Paolo ^d   Coltman, David ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Gran Paradiso National Park ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpine ibex; Heterozygosity fitness correlations; Horns; Multilocus heterozygosity; Senescence; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HORN; ITALY; MALE; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FECES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GOATS; HORNS; ITALY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEMATODA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

CAPRA IBEX; UNGULATA;

EID: 34247386677     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.03221.x     Document Type: Article

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