Evidence for an epigenetic role in inbreeding depression

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 798-801

  Vergeer, Philippine ^a   Wagemaker, Niels ^a   Ouborg, N Joop ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

5 azacytidine; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Inbreeding depression; Scabiosa columbaria

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PERENNIAL PLANT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ANIMALIA; SCABIOSA COLUMBARIA;

EID: 84866699724     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0494     Document Type: Article

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