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

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Title
The role of hermaphrodites in the experimental evolution of increased outcrossing rates in Caenorhabditis elegans
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BMC Ecology and Evolution, June 2014
DOI 10.1186/1471-2148-14-116
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Sara Carvalho, Ivo M Chelo, Christine Goy, Henrique Teotónio

Abstract

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 increased outcrossing rates in populations of the male-hermaphrodite nematode Caenorhabditis elegans were correlated with the experimental evolution of increased male fitness. However, it is unknown whether outcrossing led to adaptation, and if so, which fitness components can explain the observed increase in outcrossing rates.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Portugal 1 2%
Poland 1 2%
Taiwan 1 2%
Unknown 40 93%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 33%
Researcher 10 23%
Student > Master 6 14%
Student > Bachelor 4 9%
Professor > Associate Professor 3 7%
Other 3 7%
Unknown 3 7%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 28 65%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 9 21%
Environmental Science 1 2%
Medicine and Dentistry 1 2%
Unknown 4 9%
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