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The role of hermaphrodites in the experimental evolution of increased outcrossing rates in Caenorhabditis elegans

BACKGROUND: Why most organisms reproduce via outcrossing rather than selfing is a central question in evolutionary biology. It has long ago been suggested that outcrossing is favoured when it facilitates adaptation to novel environments. We have previously shown that the experimental evolution of in...

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Autores principales: Carvalho, Sara, Chelo, Ivo M, Goy, Christine, Teotónio, Henrique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4055231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24891031
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-116