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The evolutionary demography of ecological change: linking trait variation and population growth.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 16 Mar 2007
Pelletier Fanie, Clutton-Brock Tim, Pemberton Josephine, Tuljapurkar Shripad, Coulson Tim
Abstract excerpt
Population dynamics and evolutionary change are linked by the fundamental biological processes of birth and death. This means that population growth may correlate with the strength of selection, whereas evolutionary change can leave an ecological signature. We decompose population growth in an age-structured population into contributions from variation in a quantitative trait. We report that the distribution of...
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