Testing for associations between candidate genes for circadian rhythms and individual variation in sleep behaviour in blue tits

Genetica

Volumn 140, Issue 4-6, 2012, Pages 219-228

  Steinmeyer, C ^a   Kempenaers, B ^a   Mueller, J C ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Clock genes; Cyanistes caeruleus; Genotype phenotype association; Sleep; Study wide significance

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLEEP; SONGBIRD;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PASSERIFORMES; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SLEEP;

ANIMALIA; CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 84866533457     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-012-9673-6     Document Type: Article

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