Evolution in Age-Structured Populations
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Evolution in Age-Structured Populations is a seminal theoretical biology book that analyzes how natural selection and genetic processes shape life histories and demographic patterns across different ages within populations.
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book
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theoretical biology book ⓘ |
| analyzes |
evolution of age at maturity
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evolution of lifespan ⓘ evolution of reproductive schedules ⓘ how genetic processes shape demographic patterns ⓘ how natural selection acts on different age classes ⓘ trade-offs between survival and reproduction ⓘ |
| author |
Brian Charlesworth
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Deborah Charlesworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution |
formal mathematical framework for age-structured selection
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foundation for modern life history evolution theory ⓘ linking demographic theory with population genetics ⓘ |
| describedAs |
classic text on age-structured selection
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seminal work in theoretical biology ⓘ |
| field |
evolutionary biology
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life history theory ⓘ population genetics ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
evolutionary biologists
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graduate students in evolutionary biology ⓘ population geneticists ⓘ theoretical biologists ⓘ |
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Leslie matrix models
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Malthusian parameter in age-structured models ⓘ fitness in age-structured populations ⓘ reproductive value weighting of genotypes ⓘ selection on age-specific vital rates ⓘ stable age distribution ⓘ |
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age-specific fertility
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age-specific mortality ⓘ age-specific selection ⓘ age-structured populations ⓘ demographic models ⓘ demography ⓘ density-dependent selection ⓘ genetic models of life history traits ⓘ genetic variation in fitness components ⓘ inbreeding and outbreeding effects on life histories ⓘ life history evolution ⓘ mutation-selection balance ⓘ natural selection ⓘ population dynamics ⓘ reproductive value ⓘ selection gradients ⓘ selection on survival and reproduction ⓘ senescence ⓘ |
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