The selection mutation equation (Q1069881)

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    The selection mutation equation (English)
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    The author extends Fisher's fundamental theorem of natural selection, that the mean fitness of a population is steadily increasing, to the selection mutation model with mutation rates \(\epsilon_{ij}=\epsilon_ i\), i.e. depending only on the target gene. The method of proof is the construction of a simple Lyapunov function. He points out that, for more general selection models, this is a hopeless task since such models generally exhibit more complicated dynamical behavior, and illustrates this fact with an example.
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    maximum principle
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    Shahshahani gradients
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    limit cycles
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    Fisher's fundamental theorem of natural selection
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    mean fitness
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    selection mutation model
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    Lyapunov function
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