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Genetic compatibilities, outcrossing rates and fitness consequences across life stages of the trematode Diplostomum pseudospathaceum.
International journal for parasitology - 1 May 2013
Rieger Jennifer K, Haase David, Reusch Thorsten B H, Kalbe Martin
Abstract excerpt
Many parasitic helminths exhibit mixed mating systems, and switches between self-fertilization and outcrossing may be influenced by environmental conditions and parasite demography. While inbreeding depression selects against the development of purely self-fertilizing populations, genetic compatibility may contribute to stabilizing mixed strategies. Here we study the effects of inbreeding and genetic...
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