Measuring fitness and inferring natural selection from long-term field studies: different measures lead to nuanced conclusions
Vincent A. Viblanc, Claire Saraux, Anouch Tamian, François Criscuolo, David W. Coltman, Shirley Raveh, Jan O. Murie, F. Stephen Dobson
Topics & Concepts
BiologyTraitSelection (genetic algorithm)Animal ecologyNatural selectionOffspringGenetic FitnessReproductive successDemographyReproductionEcologyPopulationGeneticsBiological evolutionPregnancySociologyComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceProgramming languageAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesWildlife Ecology and Conservation