Correlated selection responses in animal domestication : the behavioural effects of a growth QTL in chickens
Studying animal domestication offers an opportunity to understand the mechanisms of evolution. Domestication is associated with a change in selection pressures; selection for production traits is introduced, and animals are faced with larger and denser social groups. It is not unexpected then that d...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Linköpings universitet, Zoologi
2012
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-73987 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7393-013-0 |