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Genetic Associations Between Personality Traits and Lifetime Reproductive Success in Humans.
Behavior genetics - 1 Nov 2016
Berg Venla, Lummaa Virpi, Rickard Ian J, Silventoinen Karri, Kaprio Jaakko, Jokela Markus
Abstract excerpt
Personality has been associated with reproductive success in humans and other animals, suggesting potential evolutionary selection pressures. However, studies to date have only examined these associations on a phenotypic level, which may be inadequate in estimating evolutionary change. Using a large longitudinal twin dataset of contemporary Finns, we compared the phenotypic (breeder's equation) and genetically...
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