Genetic variation for maternal effects on parasite susceptibility

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2357-2363

  Stjernman, M ^a   Little, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Daphnia; Maternal care; Natural selection; Pasteuria ramosa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COEVOLUTION; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; FOOD LIMITATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL EFFECT; NATURAL SELECTION; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DAPHNIA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PASTEURIA; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; LINEAR MODELS; PASTEURIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; PASTEURIA; PASTEURIA RAMOSA;

EID: 80053933337     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02363.x     Document Type: Article

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