Additive genetic variance might usually be expected to decrease in a finite population because of genetic drift. However, both theoretical and empirical studies have shown that the additive genetic ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract When an individual’s reproductive success relies on winning fights to secure mating opportunities, bearing larger weapons is advantageous.

Researchers report correlations between relative lifetime reproductive success (rLRS) and human genetic variants associated with certain traits, such as height and age at first birth in females and ...

Analyses of more than 2000 marked barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) in the largest Baltic colony, Sweden, showed that structurally large females generally produced larger clutches and larger eggs, ...