The price equation, fisher's fundamental theorem, kin selection, and causal analysis

Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1712-1729

  Frank, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural selection; Path analysis; Population genetics; Quantitative genetics

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; KIN SELECTION; MODELLING; NATURAL SELECTION;

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0031409644     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb05096.x     Document Type: Article

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