Inbreeding depression of sexually selected traits and attractiveness in the zebra finch

2010/02/24 by Elisabeth Bolund, Katrin Martin, Bart Kempenaers +1 · 91 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Psychology · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior #Attractiveness #Beak #Biology #Demography #Evolutionary biology #Genetic architecture #Genetic load #Genetics #Inbreeding #Inbreeding avoidance #Inbreeding depression #Mate choice #Mating #Plant and animal studies #Plumage #Population #Psychology #Quantitative trait locus #Sexual selection #Taeniopygia #Zebra finch #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.01.014

published in Animal Behaviour 79(4), 947-955 (Elsevier BV)

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