Phenotypic and evolutionary consequences of social behaviours: interactions among individuals affect direct genetic effects.

Abstract excerpt

Traditional quantitative genetics assumes that an individual's phenotype is determined by both genetic and environmental factors. For many animals, part of the environment is social and provided by parents and other interacting partners. When expression of genes in social partners affects trait expression in a focal individual, indirect genetic effects occur. In this study, we explore the effects of indirect...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Biological Evolution
• Share to Computer Simulation
• Share to Environment