One-Locus Two-Allele Models With Maternal (Parental) Selection

Corresponding author: Sergey Gavrilets, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1610, gavrila{at}tiem.utk.edu (E-mail).

Communicating editor: W. H. LI

I formulate and study a series of simple one-locus two-allele models for maternal (parental) selection. I show that maternal (parental) selection can result in simultaneous stability of equilibria of different types. Thus, in the presence of maternal (parental) selection the outcome of population evolution can significantly depend on initial conditions. With maternal selection, genetic variability can be maintained in the population even if none of the offspring of heterozygous mothers survive. I demonstrate that interactions of maternal and paternal selection can result in stable oscillations of genotype frequencies. A necessary condition for cycling is strong selection.

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