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Bias in the heritability of preference and its potential impact on the evolution of mate choice.

Heredity - 1 Apr 2015

Roff D A, Fairbairn D J

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The evolution of mate choice is a function of the heritability of preference. Estimation in the laboratory is typically made by presenting a female with a limited number of males. We show that such an approach produces a downwardly biased estimate, which we term the heritability of choice. When preference is treated as a threshold trait then less biased estimates are obtained particularly for preferences based on...

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PMID: 25604948
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2014.117
PMCID: PMC4359979

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