Genetic loads under fitness-dependent mutation rates

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1004-1010

  Agrawal, A F ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic load; Mutation rate; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; MUTATION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0036842637     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2002.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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