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A quantitative genetic analysis of hibernation emergence date in a wild population of Columbian ground squirrels.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Sept 2011
Lane J E, Kruuk L E B, Charmantier A, Murie J O, Coltman D W, Buoro M, Raveh S, Dobson F S
Abstract excerpt
The life history schedules of wild organisms have long attracted scientific interest, and, in light of ongoing climate change, an understanding of their genetic and environmental underpinnings is increasingly becoming of applied concern. We used a multi-generation pedigree and detailed phenotypic records, spanning 18 years, to estimate the quantitative genetic influences on the timing of hibernation emergence in...
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