Indirect genetics effects and evolutionary constraint: An analysis of social dominance in red deer, Cervus elaphus

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 772-783

  Wilson, A J ^a   Morrissey, M B ^a   Adams, M J ^a   Walling, C A ^a   Guinness, F E ^a   Pemberton, J M ^a   Clutton Brock, T H ^b   Kruuk, L E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Dominance; Indirect genetic effect; Quantitative genetics; Selection

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DEER; DOMINANCE; FITNESS; HERITABILITY; NATURAL SELECTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECOGNITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEER; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DEER; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 79952648596     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02212.x     Document Type: Article

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