Similarity selection and the evolution of sex: revisiting the red queen.
For over 25 years, many evolutionary ecologists have believed that sexual reproduction occurs because it allows hosts to change genotypes each generation and thereby evade their coevolving parasites. However, recent influential theoretical analyses suggest that, though parasites can select for sex u...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-08-01
|
| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1523229?pdf=render |