Positive genetic correlation between brain size and sexual traits in male guppies artificially selected for brain size

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 841-850

  Kotrschal, A ^a,b   Corral Lopez, A ^b   Zajitschek, S ^a,c   Immler, S ^a   Maklakov, A A ^a   Kolm, N ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial selection; Brain size; Genetic correlation; Guppy; Sexual selection; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CORRELATION; CYPRINID; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

POECILIA RETICULATA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; BRAIN; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; PIGMENTATION; POECILIA; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; TAIL;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BRAIN; MALE; PIGMENTATION; POECILIA; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION, GENETIC; TAIL;

EID: 84928091516     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12608     Document Type: Article

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