Constraints on the evolution of attractive traits: genetic (co)variance of zebra finch bill colour.

doi:10.1038/hdy.1993.155

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Constraints on the evolution of attractive traits: genetic (co)variance of zebra finch bill colour.

Heredity - 1 Oct 1993

Price D K, Burley N T

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We estimated the heritability and genetic correlation between male and female bill colour in a laboratory population of zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) in order to examine the potential genetic constraints on the evolution of a sexually dimorphic trait. The heritability estimates of bill colo...

Topics

Animals
Biological Evolution
Birds
Color
Female
Genetic Variation
Male
Phenotype
Pigmentation
Sex Characteristics

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