Evolutionarily stable mutation rates

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-157

  Dawson, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; MUTATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SELECTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; MUTATION RATE; NATURAL POPULATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0032494160     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0752     Document Type: Article

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