On the assignment of fitness to parents and offspring: Whose fitness is it and when does it matter?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 347-356

  Wolf, J B ^a   Wade, M J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct effects; Fitness; Kin selection; Maternal effects; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION;

EID: 0035061213     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2001.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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