Article
Evolutionary rescue by beneficial mutations in environments that change in space and time.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 19 Jan 2013
Kirkpatrick Mark, Peischl Stephan
Abstract excerpt
A factor that may limit the ability of many populations to adapt to changing conditions is the rate at which beneficial mutations can become established. We study the probability that mutations become established in changing environments by extending the classic theory for branching processes. Wh...
Topics
- Adaptation, Biological
- Biological Evolution
- Computer Simulation
- Ecosystem
- Extinction, Biological
- Genetic Fitness
- Genetics, Population
- Models, Genetic
- Mutation
- Population Density
- Quantitative Trait, Heritable
- Selection, Genetic
- Spatio-Temporal Analysis
- Time Factors