Grant Peter R, Grant B Rosemary
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 08544-1003.
Evolution. 1995 Apr;49(2):241-251. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1995.tb02236.x.
Microevolution of quantitative traits in the wild can be predicted from a knowledge of selection and genetic parameters. Testing the predictions requires measurement of the offspring of the selected group, a requirement that is difficult to meet. We present the results of a study of Darwin's finches on the Galápagos island of Daphne Major where this requirement is met. The study demonstrates microevolutionary consequences of natural selection.
根据对选择和遗传参数的了解,可以预测野生环境中数量性状的微进化。要检验这些预测,需要对被选群体的后代进行测量,而这一要求很难满足。我们展示了在加拉帕戈斯群岛的达芙妮主岛上对达尔文雀进行研究的结果,在那里这一要求得到了满足。该研究证明了自然选择的微进化后果。