Biological ageing: A bit-string model with fertility and fecundity

Theory in Biosciences

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-112

  Desai, Rashmi C ^a   James, Fiona ^a   Lui, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evolution; Mutations; Numerical simulations; Population dynamics; Senescence

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FERTILITY; GENE MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032818118     PISSN: 14317613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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