Genetic analysis of life-history constraint and evolution in a wild ungulate population

American Naturalist

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Morrissey, Michael B ^a,c   Walling, Craig A ^a   Wilson, Alastair J ^a   Pemberton, Josephine M ^a   Clutton Brock, Tim H ^b   Kruuk, Loeske E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Constraint; Life history; Natural selection; Projection model; Quantitative genetics; Red deer; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DEER; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FITNESS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LONGEVITY; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DEER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; LINEAR MODELS; LONGEVITY; MODELS, GENETIC; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; SCOTLAND;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84858785923     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664686     Document Type: Article

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