Article
Direct and indirect sexual selection and quantitative genetics of male traits in guppies (Poecilia reticulata).
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 May 2001
Brooks R, Endler J A
Abstract excerpt
The ornamentation and displays on which sexual attractiveness and thus mating success are based may be complex and comprise several traits. Predicting the outcome of sexual selection on such complex phenotypes requires an understanding of both the direct operation of selection on each trait and the indirect consequences of selection operating directly on genetically correlated traits. Here we report the results...
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