Elasticities of population growth and their significance to evolutionary biology
- Date
- February 9 (Thu) at 16:00 - 17:00, 2023 (JST)
- Speaker
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- Stefano Giaimo (Postdoc, Department for Evolutionary Theory, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Germany)
- Venue
- via Zoom
- Language
- English
- Host
- Thomas Hitchcock
The elasticity of population growth to a demographic parameter quantifies the proportional sensitivity of population growth to such parameter. In this talk, I will illustrate some cases where elasticities of population growth to demographic parameters acquire a special importance to evolutionary biology. In particular, I will discuss the relevance of these elasticities in studying the evolution of aging, their role in the computation of the generation time and their relationship to some trade-offs organisms may face as they optimise their fitness.
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