A quantitative genetic analysis of hibernation emergence date in a wild population of Columbian ground squirrels

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1949-1959

  Lane, J E ^a   Kruuk, L E B ^a   Charmantier, A ^b   Murie, J O ^c   Coltman, D W ^c   Buoro, M ^b   Raveh, S ^d   Dobson, F S ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^e AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive genetic variation; Animal model; Body mass; Heritability; Hibernation; Mammal; Oestrus; Phenology; Urocitellus columbianus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY MASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; HIBERNATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RODENT; WILD POPULATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HIBERNATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SCIURIDAE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SCIURIDAE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 80051663421     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02334.x     Document Type: Article

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