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Performance is no proxy for genetic quality: trade-offs between locomotion, attractiveness, and life history in crickets.
Ecology - 1 May 2010
Lailvaux Simon P, Hall Matthew D, Brooks Robert C
Abstract excerpt
The genetic relationships among traits contributing to overall fitness are an important subject of inquiry because such relationships influence how suites of traits respond to selection. Within the field of sexual selection, these relationships are also of interest for assessing whether any given trait can be used as a proxy for total fitness. A growing number of studies have demonstrated close links between...
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