Association of MC3R gene polymorphisms with body weight in the red fox and comparative gene organization in four canids

Animal Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 104-107

  Skorczyk, A ^a   Flisikowski, K ^b   Szydlowski, M ^a   Cieslak, J ^a   Fries, R ^b   Switonski, M ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

arctic fox; body weight; Canidae; Chinese raccoon dog; dog; MC3R; polymorphism; red fox

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANIDAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; FOX; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; RACCOON DOG;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CANIDAE; DOGS; FOXES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RACCOON DOGS; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 3;

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES; VULPES;

EID: 78651403897     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02075.x     Document Type: Article

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