Contemporary evolution of sea urchin gamete-recognition proteins: Experimental evidence of density-dependent gamete performance predicts shifts in allele frequencies over time

Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1722-1736

  Levitan, Don R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependent selection; Fertilization success; Frequency dependent selection; Polyspermy; Sexual conflict; Sperm bindin

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; EGG SURFACE SPERM RECEPTOR; PRIMER DNA;

ALLELE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECHINODERM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SPERM COMPETITION; SURVIVAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GERM CELL; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEA URCHIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GERM CELLS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SEA URCHINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

NORTH AMERICA;

CARNIVORA; ECHINOIDEA; ENHYDRA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS FRANCISCANUS;

EID: 84861705789     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01608.x     Document Type: Article

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