Evidence of the phenotypic expression of a lethal recessive allele under inbreeding in a wild population of conservation concern

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 879-891

  Trask, Amanda E ^a   Bignal, Eric M ^b   McCracken, Davy I ^c   Monaghan, Pat ^d   Piertney, Stuart B ^a   Reid, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Chough Study Group   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conservation genetics; disease aetiology; extinction; genetic disorder; heterozygote advantage; inbreeding depression; inheritance; mutation; Peters' anomaly

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BLINDNESS; BROOD SIZE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ETIOLOGY; EXTINCTION RISK; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; GENE EXPRESSION; HETEROZYGOSITY; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; PERSISTENCE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; BLINDNESS; CLUTCH SIZE; CORNEA OPACITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; INBREEDING; LETHAL GENE; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; PHENOTYPE; RECESSIVE GENE; SCOTLAND;

ANIMALS; BLINDNESS; CLUTCH SIZE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CORNEAL OPACITY; FEMALE; GENES, LETHAL; GENES, RECESSIVE; INBREEDING; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; PHENOTYPE; SCOTLAND;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

PYRRHOCORAX PYRRHOCORAX;

EID: 84961858322     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12503     Document Type: Article

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