Genetic correlation between resting metabolic rate and exploratory behaviour in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2153-2163

  Careau, V ^a,c   Thomas, D ^a   Pelletier, F ^a   Turki, L ^b   Landry, F ^b   Garant, D ^a   Reale D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate; Energy expenditure; Genetic covariance; Heritability; Inbreeding; Muroids; Permanent environment effect; Personality; Respirometry; Temperament

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CORRELATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; INBREEDING; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RODENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PEROMYSCUS;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PEROMYSCUS;

MUROIDEA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS;

EID: 80052642748     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02344.x     Document Type: Article

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