Essays about: "distribution of fitness effects"
Found 5 essays containing the words distribution of fitness effects.
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1. Demography of Birch Populations across Scandinavia
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Växtekologi och evolution; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Boreal forests are particularly vulnerable to climate change, experiencing a much more drastic increase in temperatures and having a limited amount of more northern refugia. The trees making up these vast and important ecosystems already had to adapt previously to environmental pressures brought about by the repeated glaciations during past ice ages. READ MORE
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2. Impact of environmental variables on tundra vegetation onset of flowering explained by survival modelling
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Timing of phenological events are highly related to climate and is one of the first signs of ecosystem responses to the climate change. Timing of flowering phenology is an important trait influencing the distribution and fitness of plants species. READ MORE
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3. Linking the dynamics of genetic algorithms to the encoding of information
University essay from Lunds universitet/Beräkningsbiologi och biologisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisationAbstract : Genetic algorithms are complex constructs often used as heuristic search methods in contexts ranging from combinatorial optimisation to in silico evolution. They draw inspiration from the principles of biological evolution by utilizing the concepts of mutation, reproduction and selection in order to improve a population of solutions. READ MORE
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4. Despotic distribution in female fallow deer (Dama dama) groups
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : In a fallow deer population in south western Sweden was female group size and group composition estimated. A possible rank order between female groups and the effects of this was also investigated. READ MORE
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5. Genetisk studie av inavel och fertilitet hos hund
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : Inbreeding, the mating of related individuals, has been the one dominating breeding strategy for dog breeders during the last 200 years. However, its negative effects on fer-tility and other fitness traits, a phenomenon called inbreeding depression, have been ignored in the quest of perfect unity in conformation or performance. READ MORE