caa a22 4500 465821820 CHVBK 20180323112137.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00047545 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00047545 The pattern of population growth as a function of redundancy and repair [Elektronische Daten] [A. Steiner, I. Walker] A basic model of hierarchical structure, expressed by simple, linear differential equations, shows that the pattern of population growth is essentially determined by conditions of redundancy in the sub-structure of individuals. There does not exist any possible combination between growth rate and accident rate that could balance population numbers and/or the level of redundancy within the population; all possible combinations either lead to extinction or to positive population growth with a decline of the fraction of individuals with redundant substructure. Declining populations, however, can be held fluctuating between certain limits by periodic phases of sub-unit repair. These results are particularly pertinent to the population dynamics of diploid (polyploid) organisms. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990 biological repair nationallicence genetic repair nationallicence evolution of sexual reproduction nationallicence population stability nationallicence Steiner A. Mathematisches Institut der Universität Zürich, Switzerland aut Walker I. Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Da Amazônia (INPA), Caixa Postal 478, 69.011, Manaus, Brasil aut Acta Biotheoretica Kluwer Academic Publishers 38/2(1990-06-01), 83-90 0001-5342 38:2<83 1990 38 10441 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00047545 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00047545 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Steiner A. Mathematisches Institut der Universität Zürich, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Walker I. Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Da Amazônia (INPA), Caixa Postal 478, 69.011, Manaus, Brasil aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Acta Biotheoretica Kluwer Academic Publishers 38/2(1990-06-01), 83-90 0001-5342 38:2<83 1990 38 10441 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer