Journal article
Methodologies for testing a pluralist idea for the maintenance of sex
Biological journal of the Linnean Society, Vol.89(4), pp.605-613
Received 7 September 2004; accepted for publication 15 January 2006
12/2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00695.x
Abstract
The paradox of sex, despite decades of attention, remains unresolved. Recent efforts to gain insight into the nature of the mechanisms underlying the maintenance of sex have led to an emphasis on a pluralist approach, with a particular focus on interaction between multiple mechanisms. However, few empirical tests of pluralist models exist, perhaps due to the widely held assumption that major complications inevitably accompany such tests. Here, we address this issue by providing an overview of how testing of a pluralist idea for the maintenance of sex could be achieved. We also suggest a more specific methodology designed to test for interactive effects between Muller's ratchet and Red Queen dynamics, two models that are widely seen as providing potentially general explanations for the maintenance of sex. © 2006 The Linnean Society of London.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Methodologies for testing a pluralist idea for the maintenance of sex
- Creators
- STEPHANIE Meirmans - Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Postbox 7800, 5020 Bergen, NorwayMAURINE Neiman - Department of Biology, Indiana University, 1001 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-3700, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Biological journal of the Linnean Society, Vol.89(4), pp.605-613
- Edition
- Received 7 September 2004; accepted for publication 15 January 2006
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00695.x
- ISSN
- 0024-4066
- eISSN
- 1095-8312
- Number of pages
- 9
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2006
- Academic Unit
- Biology; Office Of The Provost; Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9984217412102771
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