Genetic variation for outcrossing among Caenorhabditis elegans isolates

Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1300-1305

  Teotónio, Henrique ^a   Manoel, Diogo ^c   Phillips, Patrick C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Genetic variation; Outcrossing; Self fertilization

Indexed keywords

ANDRODIOECY; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE BEHAVIOR; NEMATODE; OUTCROSSING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MALE; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33748543624     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1554/06-085.1     Document Type: Article

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