Evolvability of the Cichlid Jaw: New Tools Provide Insights into the Genetic Basis of Phenotypic Integration

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 145-153

  Hu, Yinan ^a   Parsons, Kevin J ^b   Albertson, R Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cichlid; Craniofacial; Evolvability; Integration; QTL

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894326056     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-013-9254-3     Document Type: Article

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