Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
What is the best fitness measure in wild populations? A case study on the power of short-term fitness proxies to predict reproductive value
V. Z. Alif, J. Dunning, H. Y. J. Chik…·J. Schroeder
This study compares short-term fitness proxies in wild birds to predict long-term reproductive values, finding that recruit-stage metrics provide the best predictions.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0260905