The dynamics of maternal-effect selfish genetic elements

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-180

  Smith, Nick G C ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; FITNESS; MATERNAL EFFECT; SELFISH GENE;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; EVOLUTION; GENE; GENETIC MODEL; INHERITANCE; MOTHER; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EUTHERIA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS;

EID: 0032554556     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0579     Document Type: Article

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