Heterotic effects on fitness in a wild bird population

The role of genetic variation in determining fitness in natural populations has been enigmatic for decades. Both theoretical and empirical work suggest that additive genetic contributions to fitness variation are small, whereas observations of inbreeding depression suggest that non-additive genetic...

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Main Authors: Merila, J, Sheldon, B, Griffith, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003

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