Effect of artificial selection on female choice among domesticated chickens Gallus gallus f.d

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1948-1954

  Tiemann, I ^a,b   Rehkamper G ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Scientific Poultry Yard of the German Association of Poultry Breeders   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial selection; Evolution; Female choice; Reproduction; Sexual preference

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 70049091419     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00250     Document Type: Article

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