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. 1994 Nov 22;91(24):11432–11436. doi: 10.1073/pnas.91.24.11432

Cyclical behavior of genotype frequencies in a two-locus population under fluctuating haploid selection.

V M Kirzhner 1, A B Korol 1, Y I Ronin 1, E Nevo 1
PMCID: PMC45245  PMID: 7972079

Abstract

Numerical iterations have shown that periodic haploid two-locus selection with nonoverlapping generations can produce large-scale cyclical behavior with a period differing significantly from the environmental period. Among other types, we observed slowly damping oscillations with very long periods, stable T-cycles with a length containing several environmental periods, and chaotic-like dynamics. Possible biological implications are discussed.

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