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Random mating in a population of cyclic size

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

A. B. Chia
A. B. Chia*
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Monash University
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Abstract

The well-known Wright's genetic model is extended to a population whose size varies cyclically. Explicit expressions are obtained for the absorption probability and the rate of approach to homozygosity in the case where there is no selection. When selection operates, diffusion approximations are obtained for the various quantities of interest.

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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , April 1968 , pp. 21 - 30
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Copyright © Sheffield: Applied Probability Trust 

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