Contributions of genomics to life-history theory.
Life-history theory seeks to understand the factors that produce variation in life histories that are found both among and within species. At the organismal level there is a well developed mathematical framework, and an important focus of the current research is determining the biological underpinnings of this framework, with particular attention to the causal mechanisms that underlie trade-offs. Genomic approaches are proving useful in addressing this issue.
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Derek A
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Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA. derek.roff@ucr.edu
D005075:Biological Evolution; D005298:Fertility / Q000502:physiology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods*; D048788:Growth and Development / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D010641:Phenotype; D012641:Selection, Genetic