Positive correlation between genetic diversity and fitness in a large, well-connected metapopulation

BMC Biology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Vandewoestijne, Sofie ^a   Schtickzelle, Nicolas ^a   Baguette, Michel ^b  

^a EARTH AND LIFE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HABITAT PATCHINESS; INSECT GENETICS; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; METAPOPULATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISPERSION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; POPULATION SIZE; SURVIVAL TIME; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOTE; LONGEVITY; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 57049170302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-6-46     Document Type: Article

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