Fixation probability of rare nonmutator and evolution of mutation rates

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 755-764

  James, Ananthu ^a   Jain, Kavita ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Branching process; Fixation probability; Fixation time; Mutation rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956639938     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1932     Document Type: Article

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