When it comes to inbreeding: Slower is better

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 4521-4522

  Reed, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Inbreeding rate; Selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; INBREEDING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; POPULATION GENETICS;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; INBREEDING; LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY; SELECTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70350746362     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04367.x     Document Type: Article

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