Since the selective values depend upon numbers, there is no genetic equilibrium without numerical equilibrium. Thus we cannot use either definition of genetic load as a direct measure of the effect of mutation on population growth. An appropriate measure would be the "growth load ": GL = ALJX...
America was on the move. The US Census has calculated the mean center of the US since 1790, and I Fig. 6.1 displays the trajectory of these means from 1790 to 2010. Of course, our main concern in this chapter is the Era 1950 to 1980. Nevertheless, note t
Under scenario (a), the model predicted on average a negative population growth of r=−0.021±0.047 of the historical population of Sabah since the late 19th century with a mean population size of 391±186 individuals after 115 years (Table 9, number 1). The probability of extinction of ...