Data depth, data completeness, and their influence on quantitative genetic estimation in two contrasting bird populations.

Evolutionary biologists increasingly use pedigree-based quantitative genetic methods to address questions about the evolutionary dynamics of traits in wild populations. In many cases, phenotypic data may have been collected only for recent parts of the study. How does this influence the performance...

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Main Authors: Quinn, J, Charmantier, A, Garant, D, Sheldon, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006