Low heritabilities, but genetic and maternal correlations between red squirrel behaviours

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 614-624

  Taylor, R W ^a   Boon, A K ^b   Dantzer, B ^a   Reale D ^c   Humphries, M M ^d   Boutin, S ^b   Gorrell, J C ^b   Coltman, D W ^b   McAdam, A G ^a,e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal model; Animal personality; Behavioural syndrome; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Mammals; Maternal effects; Quantitative genetics; Red squirrel

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; ACTIVITY PATTERN; AGGRESSION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RODENT; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SCIURIDAE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 84858334732     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02456.x     Document Type: Article

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