The Intersexual Genetic Correlation for Lifetime Fitness in the Wild and Its Implications for Sexual Selection

BACKGROUND: The genetic benefits of mate choice are limited by the degree to which male and female fitness are genetically correlated. If the intersexual correlation for fitness is small or negative, choosing a highly fit mate does not necessarily result in high fitness offspring. METHODOLOGY/PRINCI...

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Autores principales: Brommer, Jon E., Kirkpatrick, Mark, Qvarnström, Anna, Gustafsson, Lars
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1939732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17710144
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000744

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1939732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17710144
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000744

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