Heritability at the Ecosystem Level

The conclusion that higher levels of selection would not have heritable variation has long been accepted, although recent studies have successfully challenged this dogma. Goodnight discusses the heritability of a group-level trait against measures of inbreeding and outbreeding.

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2000-08, Vol.97 (17), p.9365-9366
Main Author: Goodnight, Charles J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acting
Animal reproduction
Animals
Biological Evolution
Commentaries
Communities
Ecosystem
Ecosystems
Emigration
Evolution
Genetic Variation - genetics
Group selection
Heredity
Heritability
Inbreeding
Inbreeding coefficient
Models, Genetic
Natural selection
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic
Species
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Summary:The conclusion that higher levels of selection would not have heritable variation has long been accepted, although recent studies have successfully challenged this dogma. Goodnight discusses the heritability of a group-level trait against measures of inbreeding and outbreeding.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.97.17.9365