Phenotypic selection on a heritable size trait revisited

American Naturalist

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 557-571

  Kruuk, L E B ^a   Merila J ^a   Sheldon, B C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Additive genetic variance; BLUP breeding values; Ficedula albicollis; Natural selection; Tarsus length

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; NATURAL SELECTION;

FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 0035665623     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323585     Document Type: Article

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