Article
Quantitative genetics of lifetime growth curves in a lizard.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 7 Sept 2026
Aragon Anaïs, Rutschmann Alexis, Richard Murielle, Bestion Elvire, Pellerin Félix, Winandy Laurane, San Jose Luis-Martin, Di Gesu Lucie, Darnet Élodie, Cribellier Jehan, Massot Manuel, Clobert Jean, Cote Julien, de Villemereuil Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Body size is an iconic trait in quantitative genetics. For species with indeterminate growth however, growth curve, a function-valued trait, is the actual trait of interest and requires a specialised framework to study its quantitative genetics. Here, we use such a framework in the common lizard (Zootoca vivipara), using two large datasets (wild and mesocosm populations) with pedigrees, decomposing the total...
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- Animals
- Lizards
- Female
- Body Size
- Male
- Genetic Variation