Resource-allocation rules and the heritability of traits

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1696-1700

  Glazier, Douglas S ^a  

^a JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental effects; Heritability; Life histories; Priority rules; Resource allocation; Trait variation

Indexed keywords

HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036695622     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb01481.x     Document Type: Article

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