Open AccessInterpretations arising from Wrightian and Malthusian fitness under strong frequency dependent selection
Author(s) -
Wu Bin,
Gokhale Chaitanya S.,
Veelen Matthijs,
Wang Long,
Traulsen Arne
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ecology and evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.17
H-Index - 63
ISSN - 2045-7758
DOI - 10.1002/ece3.500
Subject(s) - frequency dependent selection , selection (genetic algorithm) , evolutionary biology , biology , ecology , econometrics , economics , mathematical economics , computer science , artificial intelligence
Fitness is the central concept in evolutionary theory. It measures a phenotype's ability to survive and reproduce. There are different ways to represent this measure: Malthusian fitness and Wrightian fitness. One can go back and forth between the two, but when we characterize model properties or interpret data, it can be important to distinguish between them. Here, we discuss a recent experiment to show how the interpretation changes if an alternative definition is used.