Heterozygosity-fitness correlations and their relevance to studies on inbreeding depression in threatened species

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 3978-3984

  Grueber, Catherine E ^a   Wallis, Graham P ^a   Jamieson, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Fitness; Heterozygosity; Inbreeding; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; INBREEDING; NOTE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HETEROZYGOTE; INBREEDING; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MODELS, GENETIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 51649106624     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03910.x     Document Type: Note

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