Optimality models in the age of experimental evolution and genomics

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1820-1838

  Bull, J J ^a   Wang, I N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental evolution; Genomics; Life history evolution; Molecular evolution; Theory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; INCOMPATIBILITY; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MUTATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHENOTYPE;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 77955970107     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02054.x     Document Type: Review

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