Estimating fitness from offspring counts in clonal seed plants

Should asexual/vegetative offspring be counted in estimates of evolutionary fitness in seed plants? The answer it seems remains debatable among evolutionary ecologists. Arguably, however, the answer is yes when fitness is ascribed strictly to resident genes/alleles, in terms of their survival—throu...

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Main Author: Lonnie Aarssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Queen's University 2014-11-01
Series:Ideas in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/IEE/article/view/5264

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