Intense Sperm-Mediated Sexual Conflict Promotes Reproductive Isolation in Caenorhabditis Nematodes

Conflict between the sexes over reproductive interests can drive rapid evolution of reproductive traits and promote speciation. Here we show that inter-species mating between Caenorhabditis nematodes sterilizes maternal individuals. The principal effectors of male-induced harm are sperm cells, which...

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Autores principales: Ting, Janice J., Woodruff, Gavin C., Leung, Gemma, Shin, Na-Ra, Cutter, Asher D., Haag, Eric S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4114750/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25072732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001915

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4114750/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25072732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001915

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