The evolutionary dynamics of evolvability in a gene network model

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 599-611

  Draghi, J ^a,b   Wagner, G P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary modelling; Evolutionary theory; Evolvability; Gene networks; Network models; Population genetics; Robustness

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EVOLUTION; POPULATION GENETICS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 60649098397     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01663.x     Document Type: Article

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