Species range expansion by beneficial mutations

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 665-675

  Behrman, K D ^a   Kirkpatrick, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Branching process; Survival probability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE EXPANSION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; MUTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION;

EID: 79951759795     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02195.x     Document Type: Article

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