tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post5189545724144137527..comments2024-03-02T00:44:55.128-08:00Comments on Pleiotropy: Death of the fittestBjørn Østmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-62703934522819785852014-09-14T14:49:07.456-07:002014-09-14T14:49:07.456-07:00These data are from an asexual population, but sex...These data are from an asexual population, but sexual selection as you describe it could also exhibit the same stochasticity, yes.Bjørn Østmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-34253588425901892092014-09-14T13:29:34.935-07:002014-09-14T13:29:34.935-07:00I mean that, unlike is commonly implied, by common...I mean that, unlike is commonly implied, by common texts about the evolutionary process this data would suggest that members of a species are not always able to seek out the fittest mates based on their physical characteristics (we assume of course, this is how organisms chooses their mates). A result would be that individuals are less likely to be able to differentiate their fit and unfit prospective mates allowing even the least fit of creatures a position in the family tree of a particularly fit individual and that such individuals do not necessarily come from pure, fit blood. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16761543467580202445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-80090518279742756782014-08-18T08:39:25.839-07:002014-08-18T08:39:25.839-07:00Thanks!
What do you mean by "a deeper level ...Thanks!<br /><br />What do you mean by "a deeper level of aggregate interaction"?Bjørn Østmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-76036521673138477482014-08-17T19:25:31.746-07:002014-08-17T19:25:31.746-07:00I have enjoyed perusing this data as it explores a...I have enjoyed perusing this data as it explores a concept I have pondered in the past that of the role of luck in evolutionary genetics. For instance a drastic change of environment in which the least fit find themselves receiving the most fit condition in their new environment. Indeed a single occurrence of lightning having an equal chance of killing a fit member of a population as an unfit member. Furthermore this data hints at a deeper level of aggregate interaction within a population.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16761543467580202445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-90426547647179381092014-07-19T22:15:18.267-07:002014-07-19T22:15:18.267-07:00Thanks! Yes, it is my work. My name is on the figu...Thanks! Yes, it is my work. My name is on the figure. ;) Code and figure in Matlab.Bjørn Østmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-9069905405435783272014-07-19T20:47:33.938-07:002014-07-19T20:47:33.938-07:00Where did this figure come from? Is this your work...Where did this figure come from? Is this your work? I love it! Post the citation (if there is one).Vaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005499211818284736noreply@blogger.com