Correlations between sex rate estimates and fitness across predominantly parthenogenetic flatworm populations

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 276-286

  D'Souza, T G ^a   Michiels, N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution of sex; Fitness; Genetic diversity; Heritability; Natural selection; Occasional sex; Parthenogenesis; Platyhelminthes; Pseudogamy; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FITNESS; FLATWORM; GENOTYPE; NATURAL SELECTION; PARTHENOGENESIS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECOMBINATION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOTYPE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYPLOIDY; TURBELLARIA;

ANIMALS; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GENOTYPE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PLANARIANS; POLYPLOIDY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

PLANARIA; PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHMIDTEA POLYCHROA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 37149005760     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01446.x     Document Type: Article

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