Reproductive assurance drives transitions to self-fertilization in experimental Caenorhabditis elegans

Evolutionary transitions from outcrossing between individuals to selfing are partly responsible for the great diversity of animal and plant reproduction systems. The hypothesis of 'reproductive assurance' suggests that transitions to selfing occur because selfers that are able to reproduce...

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Main Author: Theologidis, Ioannis (author)
Other Authors: Chelo, Ivo M (author), Goy, Christine (author), Teotónio, Henrique (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.7/372
Country:Portugal
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