Long-term experimental evolution in <it>Escherichia coli</it>. XI. Rejection of non-transitive interactions as cause of declining rate of adaptation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Experimental populations of <it>Escherichia coli</it> have evolved for 20,000 generations in a uniform environment. Their rate of improvement, as measured in competitions with the ancestor in that environment, has decline...

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Main Authors: Lenski Richard E, de Visser J Arjan GM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/2/19