Fitness compensation and the evolution of selfish cytoplasmic elements

Heredity

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 391-402

  Freeland, Stephen J ^a   McCabe, Bridget K ^a  

^a Department of Genetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cytoplasmic incompatibility; fitness compensation; male killing; mathematical model; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0030998662     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1997.62     Document Type: Article

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