Just how much is the G-matrix actually constraining adaptation?

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-326

  Eroukhmanoff, Fabrice ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Constraints; G matrix; Quantitative genetics; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349121052     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-009-9062-y     Document Type: Article

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