Heterozygosity-fitness correlations in zebra finches: microsatellite markers can be better than their reputation.

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Published in Mol Ecol on May 03, 2012

Authors

Wolfgang Forstmeier1, Holger Schielzeth, Jakob C Mueller, Hans Ellegren, Bart Kempenaers

Author Affiliations

1: Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Eberhard-Gwinner-Str. 8, 82319 Seewiesen, Germany. forstmeier@orn.mpg.de

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