Heritability is not Evolvability

2011/06/20 by Thomas F. Hansen, Christophe Pélabon, David Houle · 14 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Evolution and Genetic Dynamics #Physiological and biochemical adaptations

paper · doi:10.1007/s11692-011-9127-6

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• Measuring Morphological Integration Using Eigenvalue Variance
• The Evolution of Modularity in the Mammalian Skull II: Evolutionary Consequences
• Measurement and Meaning in Biology
• Natural selection and the heritability of fitness components

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