Condition-dependent mutation rates and sexual selection

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 899-906

  Cotton, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condition; Good genes; Mutation rate; Ornament; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; GOOD GENES HYPOTHESIS; MUTATION; ORNAMENTATION; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION;

EID: 62449205444     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01683.x     Document Type: Article

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