Theoretical Population Biology

2008 - 2025

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Volume 162, issue C, 2025

Catching a wave: On the suitability of traveling-wave solutions in epidemiological modeling pp. 1-12

Langmüller, Anna M., Joachim Hermisson, Courtney C. Murdock and Philipp W. Messer

Species coexistence as an emergent effect of interacting mechanisms pp. 13-21

Thomas Seidelmann and Sanaz Mostaghim

The central limit theorem for the number of mutations in the genealogy of a sample from a large population pp. 22-28

Yun-Xin Fu

Volume 161, issue C, 2025

A stochastic field theory for the evolution of quantitative traits in finite populations pp. 1-12

Ananda Shikhara Bhat

Selection for altruistic defense in structured populations pp. 13-24

Felix Jordan, Martin Hutzenthaler and Dirk Metzler

Stochastic offspring distributions amplify selection bias in mutation accumulation experiments pp. 25-33

Mojgan Ezadian and Lindi M. Wahl

Effect of competition on emergent phases and phase transitions in competitive systems pp. 34-41

Shikun Wang, Yuanshi Wang and Hong Wu

The impact of simultaneous infections on phage-host ecology pp. 42-49

Jaye Sudweeks and Christoph Hauert

Volume 159, issue C, 2024

Mean-field interacting multi-type birth–death processes with a view to applications in phylodynamics pp. 1-12

William S. DeWitt, Steven N. Evans, Ella Hiesmayr and Sebastian Hummel

A Wright–Fisher graph model and the impact of directional selection on genetic variation pp. 13-24

Ingemar Kaj, Carina F. Mugal and Müller-Widmann, Rebekka

One hundred years of influenza A evolution pp. 25-34

Bjarke Frost Nielsen, Christian Berrig, Bryan T. Grenfell and Viggo Andreasen

Spatial invasion of cooperative parasites pp. 35-58

Vianney Brouard, Cornelia Pokalyuk, Marco Seiler and Hung Tran

Duality and the well-posedness of a martingale problem pp. 59-73

Andrej Depperschmidt, Andreas Greven and Peter Pfaffelhuber

Joint identity among loci under mutation and regular inbreeding pp. 74-90

Marcy K. Uyenoyama

The ancestral selection graph for a Λ-asymmetric Moran model pp. 91-107

González Casanova, Adrián, Noemi Kurt and Pérez, José Luis

Demographic inference for spatially heterogeneous populations using long shared haplotypes pp. 108-124

Forien, Raphaël, Harald Ringbauer and Graham Coop

Volume 158, issue C, 2024

Latent mutations in the ancestries of alleles under selection pp. 1-20

Fan, Wai-Tong (Louis) and John Wakeley

Polygenic dynamics underlying the response of quantitative traits to directional selection pp. 21-59

Götsch, Hannah and Bürger, Reinhard

The mutation process on the ancestral line under selection pp. 60-75

E. Baake, F. Cordero and E. Di Gaspero

The grapheme-valued Wright–Fisher diffusion with mutation pp. 76-88

Andreas Greven, Frank den Hollander, Anton Klimovsky and Anita Winter

Neutral diversity in experimental metapopulations pp. 89-108

Guilhem Doulcier and Amaury Lambert

Persistence in repeated games encourages the evolution of spite pp. 109-120

Shun Kurokawa

Muller’s ratchet in a near-critical regime: Tournament versus fitness proportional selection pp. 121-138

J.L. Igelbrink, González Casanova, A., C. Smadi and A. Wakolbinger

On the connections between the spatial Lambda–Fleming–Viot model and other processes for analysing geo-referenced genetic data pp. 139-149

Johannes Wirtz and Guindon, Stéphane

The coalescent in finite populations with arbitrary, fixed structure pp. 150-169

Benjamin Allen and Alex McAvoy

Stochastic viability in an island model with partial dispersal: Approximation by a diffusion process in the limit of a large number of islands pp. 170-184

Dhaker Kroumi and Sabin Lessard

Host control and species interactions jointly determine microbiome community structure pp. 185-194

Eeman Abbasi and Akçay, Erol

Temporal variability can promote migration between habitats pp. 195-205

Harman Jaggi, David Steinsaltz and Shripad Tuljapurkar

Unifying quantification methods for sexual selection and assortative mating using information theory pp. 206-215

Carvajal-Rodríguez, A.

Volume 157, issue C, 2024

Evolution of delayed dispersal with group size effect and population dynamics pp. 1-13

Flatrès, Alan and Geoff Wild

Phase-type distributions in mathematical population genetics: An emerging framework pp. 14-32

Asger Hobolth, Rivas-González, Iker, Mogens Bladt and Andreas Futschik

Interconnection between density-regulation and stability in competitive ecological network pp. 33-46

Amit Samadder, Arnab Chattopadhyay, Anurag Sau and Sabyasachi Bhattacharya

Mathematical model of rabies vaccination in the United States pp. 47-54

Annalise Hassan, Zoe A. Tapp, Dan K. Tran, Rychtář, Jan and Dewey Taylor

The expected sample allele frequencies from populations of changing size via orthogonal polynomials pp. 55-85

Lynette Caitlin Mikula and Claus Vogl

Beyond fitness: The information imparted in population states by selection throughout lifecycles pp. 86-117

Eric Smith

Indirect interaction between an endemic and an invading pathogen: A case study of Plasmodium and Usutu virus dynamics in a shared bird host population pp. 118-128

Afonso Dimas Martins, Mick Roberts, Quirine ten Bosch and Hans Heesterbeek

Limits to selection on standing variation in an asexual population pp. 129-137

Nick Barton and Himani Sachdeva

Volume 156, issue C, 2024

Maximum likelihood estimation and natural pairwise estimating equations are identical for three sequences and a symmetric 2-state substitution model pp. 1-4

Asger Hobolth and Carsten Wiuf

On random conformity bias in cultural transmission of polychotomous traits pp. 5-11

Kaleda K. Denton, Uri Liberman and Marcus W. Feldman

Cultural transmission, competition for prey, and the evolution of cooperative hunting pp. 12-21

Talia Borofsky, Marcus W. Feldman and Yoav Ram

Assessing mutualistic metacommunity capacity by integrating spatial and interaction networks pp. 22-39

Marc Ohlmann, Munoz, François, Massol, François and Wilfried Thuiller

Bernoulli factories and duality in Wright–Fisher and Allen–Cahn models of population genetics pp. 40-45

Jere Koskela, Šatuszyński, Krzysztof and Spanò, Dario

Riding the waves from epidemic to endemic: Viral mutations, immunological change and policy responses pp. 46-65

D. Grass, S. Wrzaczek, J.P. Caulkins, Gustav Feichtinger, R.F. Hartl, Peter Kort, Michael Kuhn, Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Miguel Sánchez-Romero and A. Seidl

The impact of dormancy on evolutionary branching pp. 66-76

Jochen Blath, Tobias Paul, Tóbiás, András and Maite Wilke Berenguer

Pneumococcus and the stress-gradient hypothesis: A trade-off links R0 and susceptibility to co-colonization across countries pp. 77-92

Ermanda Dekaj and Erida Gjini

Clade size distribution under neutral evolutionary models pp. 93-102

Antonio Di Nunzio and Filippo Disanto

On multi-type Cannings models and multi-type exchangeable coalescents pp. 103-116

Möhle, Martin

Large effects and the infinitesimal model pp. 117-129

Todd L. Parsons and Peter L. Ralph

Evolution of spite versus evolution of altruism through a disbandment mechanism pp. 131-147

Shun Kurokawa

Volume 155, issue C, 2024

Exact confidence intervals for population growth rate, longevity and generation time pp. 1-9

Carlos Hernandez-Suarez and Jorge Rabinovich

The shirker’s dilemma and the prospect of cooperation in large groups pp. 10-23

Peña, Jorge, Aviad Heifetz and Nöldeke, Georg

A mathematical framework for evo-devo dynamics pp. 24-50

González-Forero, Mauricio

The optimal momentum of population growth and decline pp. 51-66

Gustav Feichtinger and Stefan Wrzaczek

Coalescence and sampling distributions for Feller diffusions pp. 67-76

Conrad J. Burden and Robert C. Griffiths