The Red Queen process does not select for high recombination rates in haplodiploid hosts

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dc.contributor.author Kidner, Jonathan H.
dc.contributor.author Moritz, Robin F.A.
dc.date.accessioned 2013-11-04T07:46:57Z
dc.date.available 2013-11-04T07:46:57Z
dc.date.issued 2013-09
dc.description.abstract One of the main competing theories to describe the evolution of recombination is the Red Queen Hypothesis (RQH). Presently, many theoretical analyses of the RQH typically examine fitness interactions in host-parasite frameworks. Less emphasis has been placed on understanding the impact of host ploidy in these systems. In this study, we look to investigate the high observed rates of recombination observed in two common haplodiploid species (Apis mellifera and Bombus terrestris). We compared haplodiploid to diploid host populations under infection with haploid asexual parasites, using a Matching Allele (MAM) model. Results from a simulation analysis showed that the Red Queen does not run in haplodiploid hosts and is therefore, probably not responsible for the high recombination rates observed so far in haplodiploid hosts. en
dc.description.librarian hb2013 en
dc.description.librarian ab2013
dc.description.sponsorship Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)as part of the SPP project number 1399. en
dc.description.uri http://link.springer.com/journal/11692 en
dc.identifier.citation Kidner, J & Moritz, RAF 2013, 'The Red Queen process does not select for high recombination rates in haplodiploid hosts', Evolutionary Biology, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 377-384. en
dc.identifier.issn 0071-3260 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1934-2845 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1007/s11692-012-9221-4
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32253
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Springer en
dc.rights © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013. The original publication is available at http://link.springer.com/journal/11692 en
dc.subject Hymenoptera en
dc.subject Male-haploid en
dc.subject Haplodiploid en
dc.subject Host-parasite en
dc.subject Red Queen hypothesis (RQH) en
dc.subject.lcsh Haplodiplosis en
dc.subject.lcsh Hypothesis en
dc.subject.lcsh Honeybee (Apis mellifera) en
dc.subject.lcsh Bumblebee (Bombus spp.) en
dc.title The Red Queen process does not select for high recombination rates in haplodiploid hosts en
dc.type Postprint Article en


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