Phenotypic selection on a heritable size trait revisited.

One of evolutionary biology's most persistent puzzles is the fact that apparent directional selection on a heritable trait in a natural population often does not produce a selection response. We tested three possible explanations for this problem using data on body size of more than 23,000 indi...

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Main Authors: Kruuk, L, Merilä, J, Sheldon, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001