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SCIENCE
卷 333, 期 6039, 页码 216-218出版社
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1206360
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- Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
- NSF [DEB-0640639]
- NIH [1F32GM096482-01]
- NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Most organisms reproduce through outcrossing, even though it comes with substantial costs. The Red Queen hypothesis proposes that selection from coevolving pathogens facilitates the persistence of outcrossing despite these costs. We used experimental coevolution to test the Red Queen hypothesis and found that coevolution with a bacterial pathogen (Serratia marcescens) resulted in significantly more outcrossing in mixed mating experimental populations of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Furthermore, we found that coevolution with the pathogen rapidly drove obligately selfing populations to extinction, whereas outcrossing populations persisted through reciprocal coevolution. Thus, consistent with the Red Queen hypothesis, coevolving pathogens can select for biparental sex.
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