The Genetical Theory of Natural SelectionClarendon Press, 1930 - 272 pagini Fisher established mathematical population genetics and his "fundamental theorem of natural selection" which is the rate of increase in fitness of any organism at any time is equal to its genetic variance in fitness at that time. |
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The Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection | 22 |
The Evolution of Dominance | 48 |
Variation as determined by Mutation and Selection | 70 |
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