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Genetic analysis of female preference functions as function-valued traits.

The American naturalist - 1 Aug 2008

McGuigan Katrina, Van Homrigh Anna, Blows Mark W

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The genetic analysis of female preferences has been seen as a particularly challenging empirical endeavor because of difficulties in generating suitable preference metrics in experiments large enough to adequately characterize variation. In this article, we take an alternative approach, treating female preference as a function-valued trait and exploiting random-coefficient models to characterize the genetic basis...

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PMID: 18597623
DOI: 10.1086/588075

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