Abstract: Very few studies have examined parent‐offspring interactions from a quantitative genetic perspective. We used a cross‐fostering design and measured genetic correlations and components of ...

Genetics is important to our understanding of selection for at least three reasons: first, although the concept of selection seems obvious, it was not until selection was linked to Mendelian genetics ...

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The study of local adaptation is often focused on polygenic traits and requires the estimation of fitness in the field — both aspects pose many challenges. Reciprocal transplant experiments are the ...

An analysis of a slug-eating response by naive, newborn garter snakes provides a particularly clear example of geographic variation in behavior with a genetic basis. Feeding responses were recorded ...