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Niche Width in a Fluctuating Environment-Density Independent Model

Slatkin, Montgomery, Lande, Russell·1976·The American Naturalist
DOI 10.1086/283047
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A model of the effect of density-independent optimizing selection on the distribution of a character is developed. Both the direct effect of the selection on the character and the secondary effect of the selection on a modifier allele which changes the distribution is analyzed. The results are that there would be selection for a lower variance in a constant environment and selection for a larger variance when the optimal value of the character is changing in time, only if the fluctuations in the optimum exceed a certain threshold amplitude. The application of the model to populations subject to different temporal patterns of fluctuating selection is discussed.

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Authors
Slatkin, M., & Lande, R.
Venue
The American Naturalist
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
1976-01
Volume
110
Issue
971
Pages
31-55
ISSN
  • 0003-0147 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5323
DOI
10.1086/283047
OpenAlex
W1999657361
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160
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Type
journal article
Language
en
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