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Trade-Offs and Genetic Correlations Among Life-History Traits: Theory and Simulation

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The Exploitation of Evolving Resources

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In this paper, we attempt to illuminate the relationship between life-history trade-offs and genetic constraints. We first review the main models that provide equilibrium solutions and then illustrate the dynamics of the evolution of genetic correlations using computer simulation.

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  1. School of Biological Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK

    R. H. Smith

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada

    L. A. Linton

  3. Department of Pure & Applied Zoology, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 2AJ, UK

    R. M. Sibly

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  1. Fisheries Laboratory, MAFF, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33, OHT, UK

    Kevin Stokes

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK

    Jacqueline M. McGlade

  3. Department of Biology, University of York, York, Y01 5DD, UK

    Richard Law

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Smith, R.H., Linton, L.A., Sibly, R.M. (1993). Trade-Offs and Genetic Correlations Among Life-History Traits: Theory and Simulation. In: Stokes, K., McGlade, J.M., Law, R. (eds) The Exploitation of Evolving Resources. Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol 99. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48394-3_9

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