Evolutionary potential of hidden genetic variation

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-37

  Le Rouzic, Arnaud ^a,b   Carlborg, Örjan ^a,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALLELES; EVOLUTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 37649013449     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2007.09.014     Document Type: Article

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