Onset of sexual maturity in female chickens is genetically linked to loci associated with fecundity and a sexual ornament.
Onset of sexual maturation is a trait of extreme importance both evolutionarily and economically. Unsurprisingly therefore, domestication has acted to reduce the time to sexual maturation in a variety of animals, including the chicken. In comparison with wild progenitor chickens [the Red Junglefowl...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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