Unparallel diversification in bacterial microcosms

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 272, Issue 1570, 2005, Pages 1393-1398

  Tyerman, Jabus ^a   Havard, Naomi ^a   Saxer, Gerda ^b   Travisano, Michael ^b   Doebeli, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive diversification; Convergent evolution; Disruptive selection; Escherichia coli; Frequency dependent selection; Parallel evolution

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; GLUCOSE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI B;

ACETATES; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GLUCOSE; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 24044452914     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3068     Document Type: Article

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