Multivariate Selection Response and Estimation of Fitness Surfaces
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This lecture serves as a brief introduction to two rather large topics: multivariate selection response (response when selection is acting on a vector of traits) and fitness surface estimation (what is the nature of selection acting on a vector of traits). These lecture notes are much more detailed that what I will actually cover in my 90 minutes, but are designed to be self-contained for future reference.
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Multivariate Selection Response and Estimation of Fitness Surfaces
This lecture serves as a brief introduction to two rather large topics: multivariate selection response (response when selection is acting on a vector of traits) and fitness surface estimation (what is the nature of selection acting on a vector of traits). These lecture notes are much more detailed that what I will actually cover in my 90 minutes, but are designed to be self-contained for futur...
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