Testing for environmentally induced bias in phenotypic estimates of natural selection: Theory and practice

American Naturalist

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 511-523

  Stinchcombe, John R ^a   Rutter, Matthew T ^a   Burdick, Donald S ^a   Tiffin, Peter ^a   Rausher, Mark D ^a   Mauricio, Rodney ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental covariance; Herbivory; Natural selection; Phenotypic selection; Plant size; Quantitative genetics; Selection gradients

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0036792937     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342069     Document Type: Article

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