Correlated-response-to-selection experiments designed to test for a genetic correlation between female preferences and male traits yield biased results

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1325-1327

  Gray, David A ^a   Cade, William H ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC TRAIT;

EID: 0033403144     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1271     Document Type: Editorial

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