Phenotypic and genetic variance of House Sparrows (Passer Domesticus) early in development

Auk

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 884-895

  Kinnard, Tria B ^a   Westneat, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive genetic variation; Cross foster; Diversity; Heritability; House Sparrows; Immunocompetence; Passer domesticus; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MORPHOLOGY; NESTLING; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

AVES; PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 73449144109     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.08119     Document Type: Article

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