Multivariate heredity of melanin-based coloration, body mass and immunity

Heredity

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-146

  Kim, S Y ^a   Fargallo, J A ^b   Vergara, P ^b,c   Martinez Padilla J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

animal coloration; animal model; genetic correlation; pleiotropy; quantitative genetics; selection

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

BODY MASS; FITNESS; GENETICS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; MALE; MELANIN; METABOLISM; PLEIOTROPY; SELECTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; EVOLUTION; FALCONIFORMES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; PIGMENTATION; PLEIOTROPY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY WEIGHT; FALCONIFORMES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC PLEIOTROPY; GENETIC VARIATION; HEREDITY; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MALE; MELANINS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PIGMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84888289931     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2013.29     Document Type: Article

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