Genetic versus census estimators of the opportunity for sexual selection in the wild

American Naturalist

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 451-462

  Dunn, Stacey J ^a   Waits, Lisette P ^a   Byers, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antilocapra americana; I mates; Mate choice; Pedigree; Pronghorn; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DEER; GENETIC VARIATION; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOTYPE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; RUMINANTS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX RATIO;

ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA; ANTILOCAPRIDAE;

EID: 84858785468     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664626     Document Type: Article

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