An analysis of phenotypic skew — the asymmetrical distributions of traits — explores how it can bias estimates of inheritance and selection, and how to correct for those biases.
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Houle, D. Weaklings make trouble. Nat Ecol Evol 6, 671–672 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01739-6
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