Mathematical analysis of a model describing evolution of an asexual population in a changing environment

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-108

  Broom, M ^a   Tang, Q ^a   Waxman, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental change; Optimal genotypic value; Travelling wave solution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

ASEXUAL POPULATION;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVOLUTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POPULATION GENETICS; PUBLICATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCTION; THEORY; TRAVELLING WAVE SOLUTION; VELOCITY;

EID: 0142021061     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(03)00097-X     Document Type: Article

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