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A dominant allele controls development into female mimic male and diminutive female ruffs

Maintaining polymorphisms for genes with effects of ecological significance may involve conflicting selection in males and females. We present data from a captive population of ruffs (Philomachus pugnax) showing that a dominant allele controls development into both small, ‘female mimic’ males (‘faed...

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Autores principales: Lank, David B., Farrell, Lindsay L., Burke, Terry, Piersma, Theunis, McRae, Susan B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3871350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24196515
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0653

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