Direct and indirect genetic and fine-scale location effects on breeding date in song sparrows

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1613-1624

  Germain, Ryan R ^a,b   Wolak, Matthew E ^b   Arcese, Peter ^a   Losdat, Sylvain ^b   Reid, Jane M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

associative genetic effects; breeding habitat; emergent trait; lay date; nest location; quantitative genetics; reproduction; sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; EMERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NEST; PASSERINE; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL CONFLICT; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SONGBIRD; SPARROW;

ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SONGBIRDS; SPARROWS;

EID: 84992151478     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12575     Document Type: Article

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