Selection on parental performance opposes selection for larger body mass in a wild population of blue tits
There is abundant evidence in many taxa for positive directional selection on body size, and yet little evidence for microevolutionary change. In many species, variation in body size is partly determined by the actions of parents, so a proposed explanation for stasis is the presence of a negative ge...
Main Authors: | Thomson, C, Bayer, F, Crouch, N, Farrell, S, Heap, E, Mittell, E, Zurita-Cassinello, M, Hadfield, J |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2017
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