The efficiency of multi-generation selection on maternal traits, with implications for reindeer
Maternally affected traits, such as juvenile growth and survival, provide resilience in mammal species, in particular for reindeer living in extreme northern habitat. The genetic variation in such traits is caused by direct and maternal genetic effects (DGE and MGE, respectively). We used Willham’s...
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| Language: | English |
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Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Agricultural and Food Science |
| Online Access: | https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/98024 |