Elimination of a genetic correlation between the sexes via artificial correlational selection

Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2872-2880

  Delph, Lynda F ^a   Steven, Janet C ^a,b   Anderson, Ingrid A ^a,c   Herlihy, Christopher R ^a,d   Brodie Iii, Edmund D ^a,e  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SARAH CANNON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Between sex genetic correlation; Dioecious; Response to selection; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DIOECY; FLORAL TRAIT; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SILENE;

FLOWERS; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SILENE;

SILENE; SILENE LATIFOLIA;

EID: 80053565585     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01350.x     Document Type: Article

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