Genetic basis of fitness differences in natural populations

Nature

Volumn 452, Issue 7184, 2008, Pages 169-175

  Ellegren, Hans ^a   Sheldon, Ben C ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTOME;

ECOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; WILD POPULATION;

ECOLOGICAL GENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NATURAL POPULATION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

EID: 40749097777     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06737     Document Type: Review

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