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Ex uno plures: clonal reinforcement drives evolution of a simple microbial community.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jun 2014
Kinnersley Margie, Wenger Jared, Kroll Evgueny, Adams Julian, Sherlock Gavin, Rosenzweig Frank
Abstract excerpt
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 that vary in both space and time. Laboratory experimental evolution offers the benefit of controlling variables that...
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