Evolutionary rescue and the limits of adaptation

Populations subject to severe stress may be rescued by natural selection, but its operation is restricted by ecological and genetic constraints. The cost of natural selection expresses the limited capacity of a population to sustain the load of mortality or sterility required for effective selection...

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Published in:	Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 368; no. 1610; p. 20120080
Main Author:	Bell, Graham
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 19.01.2013
Subjects:	Adaptation, Biological Alleles Biological Evolution Biota Environment Extinction, Biological Gene Frequency Genetic Fitness Genetic Variation Population Density Population Dynamics Selection, Genetic Stress, Physiological
ISSN:	1471-2970, 1471-2970
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