Statistical modelling of population evolution

In this thesis analytical and simulation techniques are applied to problems in biological evolution. The thesis is divided into four parts. Firstly, chapter two investigates anomalies that occur in the Penna bit-string model of ageing, an influential model of mutation accumulation and selection. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Preece, T. D.
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10730/