Indirect genetic effects and the genetic bases of social dominance: Evidence from cattle

Heredity

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-9

  Sartori, C ^a   Mantovani, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cattle; genetic parameters; IGEs; social dominance

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CONSPECIFIC; DATA INTERPRETATION; DOMINANCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERITABILITY; HYBRID; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; INHERITANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

BOS; BOS TAURUS; TULIP BREAKING VIRUS;

EID: 84871096774     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2012.56     Document Type: Article

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