The enigma of frequency-dependent selection

Frequency-dependent selection is so fundamental to modern evolutionary thinking that everyone `knows' the concept. Yet the term is used to refer to different types of selection. The concept is well defined in the original context of population genetics theory, which focuses on short-term evolut...

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Published inTrends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) Vol. 13; no. 9; pp. 367 - 370
Main Authors Heino, Mikko, Metz, Johan A.J., Kaitala, Veijo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.1998
Elsevier
Subjects
adaptive dynamics
Biological and medical sciences
Biological evolution
density-dependence
environmental feedback
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution
long-term evolution
polymorphism
population genetics
population genetics
adaptive dynamics
polymorphism
density-dependence
environmental feedback
long-term evolution
Genetic selection
Terminology
Population genetics
Biological evolution
Frequency dependent selection
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Summary:Frequency-dependent selection is so fundamental to modern evolutionary thinking that everyone `knows' the concept. Yet the term is used to refer to different types of selection. The concept is well defined in the original context of population genetics theory, which focuses on short-term evolutionary change. The original concept becomes ambiguous, however, when used in the context of long-term evolution, where density dependence becomes essential. Weak and strong frequency dependence, as distinguished in this article, refer to two very different forms of selection.
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ISSN:0169-5347
1872-8383
DOI:10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01380-9