Basal metabolic rate: Heritability and genetic correlations with morphological traits in the zebra finch

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1815-1822

  Ronning B ^a   Jensen, H ^a   Moe, B ^a   Bech, C ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Heritability; Metabolism; Quantitative genetics; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY SIZE; FINCH; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; INHERITANCE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY SIZE; FINCHES; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; PHENOTYPE;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 34547896244     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01384.x     Document Type: Article

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