The shape of the competition and carrying capacity kernels affects the likelihood of disruptive selection

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-11

  Baptestini, Elizabeth M ^a   de Aguiar, Marcus A M ^a   Bolnick, Daniel I ^b   Araújo, Márcio S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive dynamics; Box like kernels; Frequency dependence; Gaussian kernels; Hyperbolic tangent

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; POLYMORPHISM; SELECTION; SHAPE;

ARTICLE; DISRUPTIVE SELECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CARRYING CAPACITY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; KERNEL METHOD; NATURAL POPULATION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROBABILITY; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 67349098895     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.02.023     Document Type: Article

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