The danger of applying the breeder's equation in observational studies of natural populations

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2277-2288

  Morrissey, M B ^a   Kruuk, L E B ^a   Wilson, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Natural selection; Quantitative genetics; Response to selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FITNESS; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SELECTION;

ADAPTATION; ALGORITHM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC FITNESS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77958600560     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02084.x     Document Type: Review

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