Testing the genetic constraint hypothesis in a phylogenetic context: A simulation study

Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2720-2727

  Revell, Liam J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative method; Evolutionary constraint; Genetic constraint; Genetic variance covariance matrix; Independent contrasts; Quantitative genetics

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; GENETIC DRIFT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS, POPULATION; PHYLOGENY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 35748932658     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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