Fluctuation in the physical environment as a mechanism for reinforcing evolutionary transitions

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 242, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 832-843

  Boyle, Richard A ^a   Lenton, Timothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altruism; Evolutionary transitions; Individuality; Kin selection; Variable environments

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HOMEOSTASIS; LONGEVITY; MICROCOSM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; GENOTYPE; HOMEOSTASIS; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROCOSM; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORTALITY; NATURAL SELECTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SYMBIOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GROUP PROCESSES; MODELS, GENETIC; POPULATION DENSITY; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 33748486899     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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