Heterozygosity-fitness correlations in zebra finches: Microsatellite markers can be better than their reputation

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 3237-3249

  Forstmeier, Wolfgang ^a   Schielzeth, Holger ^b,c   Mueller, Jakob C ^a   Ellegren, Hans ^b   Kempenaers, Bart ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

identity by descent; inbreeding coefficient; inbreeding depression; pedigree; single nucleotide polymorphism markers

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027930931     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05593.x     Document Type: Review

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