Quantitative genetics of geometric shape: Heritability and the pitfalls of the univariate approach

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 191-195

  Klingenberg, Christian Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeders' equation; Geometric morphometrics; Heritability; Quantitative genetics; Selection; Shape; Size

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037286867     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00230.x     Document Type: Note

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