The red queen coupled with directional selection favours the evolution of sex

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 797-802

  Hodgson, E E ^a   Otto, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beneficial mutations; Evolution of recombination; Host parasite dynamics; Modifier

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; RECOMBINATION; RED QUEEN HYPOTHESIS;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84858333089     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02468.x     Document Type: Article

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