Heritability of and early environment effects on variation in mating preferences

Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 998-1006

  Schielzeth, Holger ^a   Bolund, Elisabeth ^a   Forstmeier, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heritability; Mate choice; Preference functions; Quantitative genetics; Sexual imprinting; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HERITABILITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MATE CHOICE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FINCH; GENETICS; MALE; MATE CHOICE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SIBLING;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FINCHES; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SIBLINGS;

EID: 77954999584     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00890.x     Document Type: Article

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