Heritability of anti-predatory traits: Vigilance and locomotor performance in marmots

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 879-887

  Blumstein, D T ^a   Lea, A J ^a   Olson, L E ^a   Martin, J G A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal model; Anti predator vigilance; Heritability; Maximum running speed; Yellow bellied marmot

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LOCOMOTION; LONGEVITY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; RODENT; SURVIVAL; VIGILANCE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INHERITANCE; LOCOMOTION; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; MARMOTA; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; COLORADO; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOCOMOTION; MARMOTA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PEDIGREE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS;

EID: 77955137603     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01967.x     Document Type: Article

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