Sex-specific genetic variance and the evolution of sexual dimorphism: A systematic review of cross-sex genetic correlations

Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-107

  Poissant, Jocelyn ^a   Wilson, Alastair J ^b   Coltman, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Intralocus sexual conflict; Meta analysis; Quantitative genetics; Sexual selection; Sexually antagonistic selection

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; CORRELATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; GENDER ROLE; GENETIC VARIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; META-ANALYSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 73949087322     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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