title: Simulation of local evolutionary dynamics of small populations.
abstract: A simple stochastic model assuming continuous traits, normally distributed modifications, selection for fertility and multiplicative fitness was used to simulate phenotypic evolution by "reproducing individuals" in a given fitness landscape. Of particular interest was how small populations cross saddles separating distinct adaptive peaks. The simulated evolution exhibits a strong dualism: at the same level of reproductive errors, sexual reproduction provides significantly better local adaptation and asexual reproduction provides significantly better adaptive dynamics.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Eng. Cybernetics, Technical University of Wroc/8e/aw, Poland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Galar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D010641:Phenotype; D011153:Population; D012098:Reproduction; D013269:Stochastic Processes