Individuals' expected genetic contributions to future generations, reproductive value, and short-term metrics of fitness in free-living song sparrows (Melospiza melodia)
J. Reid, P. Nietlisbach, M. Wolak, L. Keller, P. Arcese
The paper quantifies individual reproductive value in song sparrows using pedigree data, showing it stabilizes within 20 years and varies more than short-term fitness metrics.
bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2019Evolutionary Biology