quantitative genetics
The study of traits controlled by multiple loci with continuous phenotypic distributions and measurable heritability
animal model
Statistical approach that includes individual identity as a random effect linked to a pedigree to estimate additive genetic variance
multidimensional phenospace
The extent of possible variation in a particular phenotypic trait where different dimensions represent the extent of phenotypic variation in two traits
Evolutionary Stable Strategy
allocation schedule
bet-hedging
congeneric pairs
Pairs of closely related species within the same genus that allow comparison while controlling for evolutionary history.
contextual analysis
Extension of the Lande-Arnold selection analysis using partial regression to partition selection among levels
line cross analysis
Statistical method to decompose genetic effects in crosses between populations or species into additive, dominance, and epistatic components