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Antagonistic selection for correlated body weight traits in different mouse populations

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Tierzucht der Technischen Universität München, D-8050, Freising-Weihenstephan, Federal Republic of Germany

    I. von Butler, J. Aumann & F. Pirchner

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von Butler, I., Aumann, J. & Pirchner, F. Antagonistic selection for correlated body weight traits in different mouse populations. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 71, 698–702 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00263266

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