Environmental uncertainty, autocorrelation and the evolution of survival.

Survival is a key fitness component and the evolution of age- and stage-specific patterns in survival is a central question in evolutionary biology. In variable environments, favouring chances of survival at the expense of other fitness components could increase fitness by spreading risk across unce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Metcalf, C, Koons, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007