The dynamics of infinitesimally rare alleles, applied to the evolution of mutation rates and the expression of deleterious mutations

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-22

  Dawson, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

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EID: 0033080497     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/tpbi.1998.1375     Document Type: Article

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