Estimating phenotypic correlations: Correcting for bias due to intraindividual variability

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 178-184

  Adolph, S C ^a   Hardin, J S ^b  

^a HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Experimental design; Locomotion; Performance; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; PHENOTYPE; SAMPLING BIAS;

EID: 33846255758     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01209.x     Document Type: Article

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