Does natural selection alter genetic architecture? An evaluation of quantitative genetic variation among populations of Allonemobius socius and A. fasciatus

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 361-369

  Roff, D A ^a   Mousseau, T A ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Genetic covariance; Genetic variance; Heritability; Quantitative genetics

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; NATURAL SELECTION;

ALLONEMOBIUS FASCIATUS; ALLONEMOBIUS SOCIUS;

EID: 0032967207     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00036.x     Document Type: Article

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