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PREDICTING MICROEVOLUTIONARY RESPONSES TO DIRECTIONAL SELECTION ON HERITABLE VARIATION
Author(s) -
Grant Peter R.,
Grant B. Rosemary
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.84
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1558-5646
pISSN - 0014-3820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1995.tb02236.x
Subject(s) - microevolution , biology , selection (genetic algorithm) , natural selection , evolutionary biology , directional selection , quantitative genetics , variation (astronomy) , heritability , adaptation (eye) , genetic variation , population , genetics , demography , machine learning , physics , sociology , neuroscience , computer science , gene , astrophysics
Microevolution of quantitative traits in the wild can be predicted from a knowledge of selection and genetic parameters. Testing the predictions requires measurement of the offspring of the selected group, a requirement that is difficult to meet. We present the results of a study of Darwin's finches on the Galápagos island of Daphne Major where this requirement is met. The study demonstrates microevolutionary consequences of natural selection.