An allelocentric view of life-history evolution.

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For the case of weak selection, random assortment of gametes, and density-independent population regulation, we here establish the conditions under which an allele will spread in a population, with particular reference to the life-history effects of the allele, its level of dominance, and sex differences in its effects. Our treatment is simpler than that of Charlesworth (1980), but the results are essentially the...

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