Correlations between heterozygosity and reproductive success in the blue tit (cyanistes caeruleus): An analysis of inbreeding and single locus effects

Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3175-3194

  Olano Marin, Juanita ^a   Mueller, Jakob C ^a   Kempenaers, Bart ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

EST SSR; Heterozygosity fitness correlation; Identity disequilibrium; Microsatellites; Population structure

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

CHROMOSOME; CORRELATION; FITNESS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HETEROZYGOSITY; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PASSERINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; INBREEDING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; INBREEDING; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PASSERIFORMES; REPRODUCTION;

CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 80053255272     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01369.x     Document Type: Article

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