Association of Mc1r variants with ecologically relevant phenotypes in the European ocellated lizard, Lacerta lepida

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2289-2298

  Nunes, V L ^a   Miraldo, A ^b   Beaumont, M A ^c,d   Butlin, R K ^e   Paulo, O S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Candidate genes; Colour variation; Contact zone; Molecular evolution; Natural selection; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR;

ADAPTATION; COLOR; CONTACT ZONE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HYBRID; LIZARD; MELANIN; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; NEW SPECIES; PHENOTYPE; SUBSPECIES;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COLOR; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LIZARD; PHENOTYPE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; COLOR; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; LIZARDS; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

LACERTA LEPIDA; SAISSETIA OLEAE; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80052641110     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02359.x     Document Type: Article

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