Evidence for genetic differentiation in timing of maturation among nine-spined stickleback populations

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 775-782

  Ghani, N I A ^a   Herczeg, G ^b   Leinonen, T ^a   Merila J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dominance; Genetics; Geographic variation; Maturation; Pungitius pungitius

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BREEDING; DIVERGENCE; DOMINANCE; FISH; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATURATION; NATURAL SELECTION; POND;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; PREDATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SMEGMAMORPHA; TIME;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PONDS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; SEX RATIO; SMEGMAMORPHA; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; PISCES; PUNGITIUS PUNGITIUS;

EID: 84876131428     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12085     Document Type: Article

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