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Host-parasite coevolution induces selection for condition-dependent sex.

Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Oct 2012

Mostowy R, Engelstädter J

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Sex and recombination remain one of the biggest riddles of evolutionary biology. One of the most prominent hypotheses, the Red Queen Hypothesis, claims that sex has evolved as a means to efficiently create genotypes that are resistant against coevolving parasites. However, previous models of the Red Queen have assumed that all individuals are equally likely to engage in sexual reproduction, regardless of their...

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PMID: 22913382
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02584.x

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