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What is genetic quality?

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dc.contributor.authorHunt, John E
dc.contributor.authorBussiere, Luc
dc.contributor.authorJennions, Michael
dc.contributor.authorBrooks, Rob
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:37:31Z
dc.date.available2015-12-13T22:37:31Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T09:37:02Z
dc.description.abstractMate choice is favored by indirect selection if choosy females mate with males of high genetic quality. We believe, however, that testing hypotheses about indirect selection has been constrained by how we conceptualize and therefore empirically measure male genetic quality. Here, we argue that genetic quality is the breeding value of an individual for total fitness. We can therefore learn little about genetic quality from measures of only a few fitness components. We explain breeding value for total fitness, drawing on concepts from life-history theory and quantitative genetics, and suggest how approaches incorporating these insights might result in empirical progress.
dc.identifier.issn0169-5347
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/77134
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceTrends in Ecology and Evolution
dc.subjectKeywords: fitness; genetics; mate choice; sexual selection
dc.titleWhat is genetic quality?
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue6
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage333
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage329
local.contributor.affiliationHunt, John E, University of New South Wales
local.contributor.affiliationBussiere, Luc, University of New South Wales
local.contributor.affiliationJennions, Michael, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationBrooks, Rob, University of New South Wales
local.contributor.authoruidJennions, Michael, u4037305
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor060311 - Speciation and Extinction
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub6021
local.identifier.citationvolume19
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.tree.2004.03.035
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-2942629625
local.type.statusPublished Version

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