The genetic basis of early-life morphological traits and their relation to alternative male reproductive tactics in Atlantic salmon

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 757-768

  Paez D J ^a   Morrissey, M ^b   Bernatchez, L ^a   Dodson, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heritability; Juvenile fish; Morphology; Sexual tactics

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RIVER SYSTEM; SALMONID; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SALMO SALAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 77952044488     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01941.x     Document Type: Article

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