Convergence and divergence in a long-term experiment with bacteria

American Naturalist

Volumn 190, Issue , 2017, Pages S57-S68

  Lenski, Richard E ^a  

^a Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Escherichia coli; Experimental evolution; Fitness; Mutation rate; Parallel evolution

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 85026914793     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/691209     Document Type: Article

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