Article
Individual phenotype, kinship, and the occurrence of inbreeding in song sparrows.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Apr 2008
Reid Jane M, Arcese Peter, Keller Lukas F
Abstract excerpt
Inbreeding load, a key parameter in evolutionary ecology, is frequently estimated by regressing fitness (or related traits) on inbreeding coefficient across population members. This approach assumes that inbreeding occurs randomly with respect to an individual's intrinsic ability to produce fit offspring; estimated loads might otherwise be biased by covariation between inbreeding and individual quality. This...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Animals
- Body Size
- Female
- Inbreeding
- Longevity
- Male
- Phenotype
- Sexual Behavior, Animal
- Sparrows
- Tarsus, Animal