Evolutionarily optimal age schedule of repair: Computer modelling of energy partition between current and future survival and reproduction

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 291-307

  Teriokhin, Anatoly T ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Energy allocation; Evolution of ageing; Optimal life histories; Repair

Indexed keywords

AGE; MODELLING; REPAIR; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 0031971990     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006500216676     Document Type: Article

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