The evolution of reversible switches in the presence of irreversible mimics

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2350-2362

  Lancaster, Alex K ^a   Masel, Joanna ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Epigenetics; Extinction; Fluctuating environment; Moran model; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BET-HEDGING; EXTINCTION; FITNESS; HERITABILITY; MIMICRY; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION GENETICS;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS;

ALLELES; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 67651208971     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00729.x     Document Type: Article

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