Mate choice for nonadditive genetic benefits and the maintenance of genetic diversity in song sparrows

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 424-429

  Neff, B D ^a   Pitcher, T E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compatible genes; Directional selection; Heterozygosity; Lek paradox; Mate choice; Sexual selection; Song sparrow

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; FITNESS; GENE EXPRESSION; HETEROZYGOSITY; ISLAND; MATE CHOICE; MODEL TEST; POPULATION GENETICS; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SELECTION; SONGBIRD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPARROW;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MODELS, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPARROWS;

MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

EID: 58549099904     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01646.x     Document Type: Article

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