Morphological variation in the horse: Defining complex traits of body size and shape

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 159-165

  Brooks, S A ^a   Makvandi Nejad, S ^b   Chu, E ^b   Allen, J J ^b   Streeter, C ^a   Gu, E ^b   McCleery, B ^b   Murphy, B A ^c   Bellone, R ^d   Sutter, N B ^b  

^a Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex trait; Horse; Morphology; Principal components analysis; Skeleton

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; BONE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HORSE; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BONE AND BONES; GENETIC VARIATION; HORSES; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 78449309131     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02127.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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