The ecogenetic link between demography and evolution: Can we bridge the gap between theory and data?

Ecology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 773-782

  Kokko, Hanna ^a,b   López Sepulcre, Andrés ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Density dependent selection; Eco evolutionary feedback; Ecogenetics; Experimental evolution; Frequency dependent selection; Life history theory

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EVOLUTION; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMAL; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 34547474618     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01086.x     Document Type: Review

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