Evol Ecol Res 4: 931-935 (2002)     Full PDF if your library subscribes.

Estimating condition: pitfalls of using weight as a fitness correlate

Jens Rolff1* and Gerrit Joop2

1Evolution and Behaviour Group, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK and  2AG Ökologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Fasanenstr. 3, D-38092 Braunschweig, Germany

Keywords: condition correlates, fresh weight, physiology, state.

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