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Evolutionary shaping of demographic schedules.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 22 Jul 2014

Wachter Kenneth W, Steinsaltz David, Evans Steven N

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Evolutionary processes of natural selection may be expected to leave their mark on age patterns of survival and reproduction. Demographic theory includes three main strands--mutation accumulation, stochastic vitality, and optimal life histories. This paper reviews the three strands and, concentrating on mutation accumulation, extends a mathematical result with broad implications concerning the effect of...

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PMID: 25024186
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1400841111
PMCID: PMC4113925

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