An exact form of the breeder's equation for the evolution of a quantitative trait under natural selection

Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2287-2298

  Heywood, John S ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeder's equation; Heritability; Natural selection; Price equation; Quantitative genetics; Response to selection; Selection differential

Indexed keywords

EQUATION; EVOLUTION; HERITABILITY; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 28644437355     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2005.tb00939.x     Document Type: Review

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