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viability selection — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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viability selection

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 4

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Knowledge graph centered on viability selection with 63 nodes and 133 connections. Top connected: Marmota flaviventris, Atriplex canescens, Asteraceae, mark-recapture (Sciuridae), Artemisia.

Definition

Selection on body mass accounting for juvenile survival until reproduction but may weaken after recruitment

Publications (2)

Bigger is not always better: Viability selection on body mass varies across life stages in a hibernating mammal

2021Ecology and Evolutioncentral

Integrating viability and fecundity selection to illuminate the adaptive nature of genetic clines

2017Evolution Letterscentral

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