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A further note on the estimation of a fitness function from two samples taken from a popolation

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Researches on Population Ecology

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A modification is proposed for the moments method for estimating a fitness function that was discussed in an earlier paper (Manly, 1976b). This modification ensures that fitness estimates are always positive. The theory has been worked out for a fitness function of any number of variables and a computer program has been written to carry out the iterative calculations needed for estimation.

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  1. Biometrics Unit, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand

    B. F. J. Manly

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Manly, B.F.J. A further note on the estimation of a fitness function from two samples taken from a popolation. Res Popul Ecol 19, 1–9 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02510936

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