A quantitative review of heterozygosity-fitness correlations in animal populations.

The ease of obtaining genotypic data from wild populations has renewed interest in the relationship between individual genetic diversity and fitness-related traits (heterozygosity-fitness correlations, or HFC). Here we present a comprehensive meta-analysis of HFC studies using powerful multivariate...

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Main Authors: Chapman, JR, Nakagawa, S, Coltman, D, Slate, J, Sheldon, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009