Multiple aspects of condition influence a heritable sexual trait: A synthesis of the evidence for capture of genetic variance in red junglefowl

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 651-660

  Parker, Timothy H ^a   Ligon, J David ^b  

^a WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Genic capture; Houle; Lek paradox; Quantitative genetics; Rowe

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; HERITABILITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEK; MUTATION; POULTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING;

GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 36849037014     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00851.x     Document Type: Article

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