Evolution: An ecological context for C. elegans

David H A Fitch

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2005.08.028

Evolution: An ecological context for C. elegans

David H A Fitch

Biology and Genomics

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Abstract

Despite low global diversity among natural populations of Caenorhabditis elegans, neighboring populations can be as genetically distinct as strains from different continents, probably owing to transient bottlenecks and ongoing dispersal as a dauer larva. Selfing predominates in the wild, but rare outcrossing may also play an important role.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R655-R658
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	15
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2005.08.028
State	Published - Sep 6 2005

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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