The evolution of tropical adaptation: Comparing taurine and zebu cattle

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 467-477

  Chan, E K F ^a,b   Nagaraj, S H ^a   Reverter, A ^a  

^a Queensland Bioscience Precinct ^*  (Australia)

^b Monsanto Vegetable Seeds   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; single nucleotide polymorphism; tropical adaptation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CATTLE; CLIMATE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOME; GENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOVINAE; SANGA;

EID: 77956490875     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02053.x     Document Type: Article

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