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Differences between interspecific, genetic and phenotypic correlations
The results from my Ph.D. research showed that interspecific, genetic and phenotypic correlations can differ largely from each other (see table). Currently, I am working on ideas how these apparent differences can be explained.
Phenotypic correlation |
Genetic correlation |
Interspecific correlation |
|
Body size - Development time |
negative |
absent |
positive |
Body size - Starvation resistance |
positive |
positive |
positive |
Development time - Starvation resistance |
negative |
absent |
positive |
Articles in preparation:
- Kim van der Linde, Paul M. Brakefield, Jacques J. M. van Alphen & Bas J. Zwaan. Explaining differences in genetic correlations between environments.
Presentations given:
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November 2003
Presentation: "Genetic correlations viewed from a different angle: making sense of contradicting results." 10th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Leiden, The Netherlands.