Ex uno plures: clonal reinforcement drives evolution of a simple microbial community.

A major goal of genetics is to define the relationship between phenotype and genotype, while a major goal of ecology is to identify the rules that govern community assembly. Achieving these goals by analyzing natural systems can be difficult, as selective pressures create dynamic fitness landscapes...

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Main Authors: Margie Kinnersley, Jared Wenger, Evgueny Kroll, Julian Adams, Gavin Sherlock, Frank Rosenzweig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-06-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4072538?pdf=render