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Between-population differences in the genetic and maternal components of body mass in roe deer.
BMC evolutionary biology - 28 Mar 2018
Quéméré E, Gaillard J M, Galan M, Vanpé C, David I, Pellerin M, Kjellander P, Hewison A J M, Pemberton J M
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BACKGROUND: Understanding the genetic and environmental mechanisms governing variation in morphology or phenology in wild populations is currently an important challenge. While there is a general consensus that selection is stronger under stressful conditions, it remains unclear whether the evolutionary potential of traits should increase or decrease with increasingly stressful conditions. Here, we investigate...
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