The efficiency of multi-generation selection on maternal traits, with implications for reindeer

Maternally affected traits, such as juvenile growth and survival, provide resilience in mammal species, in particular for reindeer living in extreme northern habitat. The genetic variation in such traits is caused by direct and maternal genetic effects (DGE and MGE, respectively). We used Willham’s...

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Main Authors: Jaakko Pietarinen, Asko Mäki-Tanila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 2020-12-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/98024