Fisher's geometrical model of fitness landscape and variance in fitness within a changing environment

Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2350-2368

  Zhang, Xu Sheng ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Changing environment; Fisher's geometrical model; Genetic variance in fitness; Multivariate stabilizing selection; Mutation selection balance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATING BEHAVIOR; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MUTATION RATE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; MODELS, GENETIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MUTATION RATE; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84864316673     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01610.x     Document Type: Article

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