The quantitative genetics of sexually selected traits, preferred traits and preference: A review and analysis of the data

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2283-2296

  Prokuda, A Y ^a   Roff, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heritability; Mate choice; Preference; Preferred traits; Sexual selection; Sexually selected traits

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DATA SET; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LITERATURE REVIEW; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MALE; MATE CHOICE; META ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MODELS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84925202193     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12483     Document Type: Review

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