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The Effect of Post-Reproductive Lifespan on the Fixation Probability of Beneficial Mutations

Post-reproductive lifespan is a common trait among mammals and is usually considered to be neutral; i.e. with no influence on population dynamics. Here, we explore the role of post-reproductive lifespan in the fixation probability of beneficial genetic variation. We compare two separate, stationary...

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Autores principales: Giaimo, Stefano, Baudisch, Annette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4521943/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26230256
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133820