The approach to mutation-selection balance in an infinite asexual population, and the evolution of mutation rates

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1436, 1999, Pages 2389-2397

  Johnson, Toby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution of mutation rates; Mutation selection balance; Mutator

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FITNESS; MUTATION; SUBPOPULATION;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; MUTATION RATE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033534015     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0936     Document Type: Article

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