Quantitative genetics of migration syndromes: A study of two barn swallow populations

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2025-2039

  Teplitsky, C ^a   Mouawad, N G ^a   Balbontin, J ^b,c   De Lope, F ^b   Moller A P ^d  

^a CP51   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Arrival date; Constraints on evolution; G matrix; Genetic correlations; Hirundo rustica

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION; FEATHER; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATRIX; MIGRATION; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SELECTION; WILD POPULATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; NESTING; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SPAIN; SWALLOW (BIRD);

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUTCH SIZE; DENMARK; GENETICS, POPULATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPAIN; SWALLOWS;

DENMARK; SPAIN;

AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 80051670164     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02342.x     Document Type: Article

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