Fluctuating selection models explain the maintenance of genetic polymorphism
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SUPPORTED
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Fluctuating selection models are supported by theoretical and empirical frameworks as a valid mechanism for maintaining genetic polymorphisms across various ecological conditions.
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Maintenance of a genetic polymorphism by fluctuating selection on sex-limited traits
2000 · cited by 45
The paper demonstrates through calculations and simulations that fluctuating selection on sex-limited traits can maintain genetic polymorphisms.
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Different mechanisms drive the maintenance of polymorphism at loci subject to strong versus weak fluctuating selection
2017 · cited by 0
The study models seasonally variable selection and highlights mechanisms like ecological storage and dominance reversal that maintain genetic polymorphism under fluctuating selection.