The population genetics of ecological specialization in evolving Escherichia coli populations

Nature

Volumn 407, Issue 6805, 2000, Pages 736-739

  Cooper, V S ^a   Lenski, R E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIALIST;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATABOLISM; ECOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DRIFT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PLEIOTROPY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ECOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034641929     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35037572     Document Type: Article

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