Variances and covariances of phenological traits in a wild mammal population

Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 788-801

  Clements, Michelle N ^a   Clutton Brock, Tim H ^b   Guinness, Fiona E ^b   Pemberton, Josephine M ^a   Kruuk, Loeske E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Genetic correlations; Genetic covariances; Heritability; Red deer

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DEER; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOLOGY; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DEER; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SCOTLAND;

HEBRIDES; HIGHLAND; INNER HEBRIDES; RUM; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79952062617     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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