Comparative quantitative genetics: Evolution of the G matrix

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 320-327

  Steppan, Scott J ^a   Phillips, Patrick C ^b   Houle, David ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENETICS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COVARIANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036644206     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(02)02505-3     Document Type: Review

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