Selection in a complex world: reconciling predicted and observed responses to natural selection.
Informations
- Funding country
United Kingdom- Acronym
- -
- URL
- -
- Start date
- 2/1/2005
- End date
- 1/31/2010
- Budget
- 550,354 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Grant | Grant | - | - | - |
Organisations
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Edinburgh | Lead Partner | - | - |
Abstract
Observations ranging from Darwin's pigeons to the latest elite Holstein dairy cow clearly demonstrate the power of artificial selection. Responses to selection in nature are much less predictable. In fact, in a series of long-term studies of individuals i