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The left hand side of the Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection
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The fundamental theorem of natural selection is explained here in very simple terms, suitable for students. The biological significance of the left hand side – the rate of change in mean fitness due to changes in gene frequencies, which is also described as the rate of change due to natural selection – has been regarded since 1972 as problematic, but here a simple graph is used to show that Fisher’s poor explanation was of a robust and simple intuition. Simple numerical examples show the theo...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 728.7KB, Terms of use)
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- 10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.07.022
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- Elsevier
- Journal:
- Journal of Theoretical Biology More from this journal
- Volume:
- 456
- Pages:
- 175-189
- Publication date:
- 2018-07-20
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-07-19
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0022-5193
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- 2018
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- Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.07.022
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