Parental investment amplifies effects of genetic complementarity on growth rates in song sparrows, Melospiza melodia

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 943-948

  Potvin, Dominique A ^a   MacDougall Shackleton, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

compatible gene; complementary gene; cross fostering experiment; differential allocation; growth; Melospiza melodia; parental investment; song sparrow

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SONGBIRD;

MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

EID: 70349166297     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.07.023     Document Type: Article

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