Article
Variation, selection and evolution of function-valued traits.
Genetica - 1 Jan 2001
Kingsolver J G, Gomulkiewicz R, Carter P A
Abstract excerpt
We describe an emerging framework for understanding variation, selection and evolution of phenotypic traits that are mathematical functions. We use one specific empirical example--thermal performance curves (TPCs) for growth rates of caterpillars - to demonstrate how models for function-valued traits are natural extensions of more familiar, multivariate models for correlated, quantitative traits. We emphasize...
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