Mutational collapse of fitness in marginal habitats and the evolution of ecological specialisation

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 407-429

  Kawecki, T J ^a,b   Barton, N H ^c   Fry, J D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological niche; Fitness; Heterogeneous environment; Mutation load; Specialisation

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FITNESS; MARGINAL HABITAT; MUTATION LOAD; NICHE; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 0030616358     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050032     Document Type: Article

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