Accumulation of deleterious mutations in endosymbionts: Muller's ratchet with two levels of selection

American Naturalist

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 425-441

  Rispe, C ^a   Moran, N A ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Buchnera; Deleterious mutations; Endosymbiont; Group selection; Muller's ratchet; Symbiont

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033804199     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303396     Document Type: Article

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