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Age-dependent genetic variance in a life-history trait in the mute swan.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Jan 2006
Charmantier Anne, Perrins Christopher, McCleery Robin H, Sheldon Ben C
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variance in characters under natural selection in natural populations determines the way those populations respond to that selection. Whether populations show temporal and/or spatial constancy in patterns of genetic variance and covariance is regularly considered, as this will determine whether selection responses are constant over space and time. Much less often considered is whether characters show...
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