The Impact of Environmental Fluctuations on Evolutionary Fitness Functions

The concept of fitness as a measure for a species’ success in natural selection is central to the theory of evolution. We here investigate how reproduction rates which are not constant but vary in response to environmental fluctuations, influence a species’ prosperity and thereby its fitness. Intere...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Melbinger, Anna, Vergassola, Massimo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4609966/