Canalization of phenology in common terns: Genetic and phenotypic variations in spring arrival date

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 683-690

  Arnaud, Coline M ^a   Becker, Peter H ^b   Dobson, F Stephen ^a,c   Charmantier, Anne ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

canalization; common tern; heritability; natural selection; phenology; quantitative genetics

Indexed keywords

CANALIZATION (BIOLOGY); FECUNDITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MIGRATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEABIRD;

STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 84875991727     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars214     Document Type: Article

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