Evolution of the life history in Drosophila melanogaster : a study of responses to artificial selection by age at breeding

Trade-offs between early life reproductive success and subsequent survival and reproductive success are central to theoretical models of life history evolution. Such models demonstrate how trade-offs might influence the evolution of reproductive strategies and senescent decline. Quantitative genetic...

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Main Author: Roper, Caroline
Published: University of Edinburgh 1992
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.661367