A Demographic transition altered the strength of selection for fitness and age-specific survival and fertility in a 19th century american population

Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1622-1634

  Moorad, Jacob A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Fecundity; Fitness; Life history evolution; Selection natural; Senescence

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FECUNDITY; FERTILITY; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; MODERNIZATION; NATURAL SELECTION; NINETEENTH CENTURY; SENESCENCE; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VITAL STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC FITNESS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SELECTION, GENETIC; UTAH; VITAL STATISTICS;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 84878662414     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12023     Document Type: Article

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