Lectures of Carlo Matessi (IGM-CNR, Pavia, Italy):
Laws of Adaptation, Université de Montréal, October 2006


Abstract

Lecture 1: Demography, or the "short term dynamics" point of view

Lecture 2: Optimization, or the "static" point of view

Lecture 3: Invading mutants, or the "long-term dynamics" point of view, Part I - time scales of evolution

Lecture 4: Invading mutants, or the "long-term dynamics" point of view, Part II - constant selection

Lecture 5: Invading mutants, or the "long-term dynamics" point of view, Part III - frequency-dependent selection

Lecture 6: About (numerical) equality of the sexes, or evolution of the sex-ratio

Lecture 7: Ways to diversity, or polymorphic LTE, Part I - discrete traits

Lecture 8: Ways to diversity, or polymorphic LTE, Part II - continuous traits

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