MULTILEVEL SELECTION WITH KIN AND NON-KIN GROUPS, EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS WITH JAPANESE QUAIL (COTURNIX JAPONICA)

An experiment was conducted comparing multilevel selection in Japanese quail for 43 days weight and survival with birds housed in either kin (K) or random (R) groups. Multilevel selection significantly reduced mortality (6.6% K vs. 8.5% R) and increased weight (1.30 g/MG K vs. 0.13 g/MG R) resulting...

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Autores principales: Muir, William M, Bijma, P, Schinckel, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Special Section: Multilevel Selection: Data and Theory
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3744746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23730755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/evo.12062

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3744746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23730755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/evo.12062

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