Does Breeding Ornamentation Signal Genetic Quality in Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus?

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-78

  Janhunen, Matti ^a   Peuhkuri, Nina ^a   Primmer, Craig R ^b   Kolari, Irma ^a   Piironen, Jorma ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Early development; Heterozygosity; Offspring performance; Secondary sexual traits

Indexed keywords

SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 79952317552     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-010-9100-9     Document Type: Article

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