Expanding the horizon: The Red Queen and potential alternatives

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 765-773

  Tobler, M ^a,b,c   Schlupp, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PARASITISM; PERSISTENCE; PREDICTION; RECOMBINATION; RED QUEEN HYPOTHESIS; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 49249138833     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-056     Document Type: Review

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