Components of variance underlying fitness in a natural population of the Great tit Parus major

Traits that are closely associated with fitness tend to have lower heritabilities (h2) than those that are not. This has been interpreted as evidence that natural selection tends to deplete genetic variation more rapidly for traits more closely associated with fitness (a corollary of Fisher’s fundam...

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Main Authors: R. H. McCleery, R. A. Pettifor, P Armbruster, K Meyer, B. C. Sheldon, C. M. Perrins
Other Authors: The American Society of Naturalists
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004
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