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

dc.contributor.authorKidner, Jonathan H.
dc.contributor.authorMoritz, Robin F.A.
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-04T07:46:57Z
dc.date.available2013-11-04T07:46:57Z
dc.date.issued2013-09
dc.description.abstractOne 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.librarianhb2013en
dc.description.librarianab2013
dc.description.sponsorshipDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)as part of the SPP project number 1399.en
dc.description.urihttp://link.springer.com/journal/11692en
dc.identifier.citationKidner, 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.issn0071-3260 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1934-2845 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s11692-012-9221-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/32253
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.rights© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013. The original publication is available at http://link.springer.com/journal/11692en
dc.subjectHymenopteraen
dc.subjectMale-haploiden
dc.subjectHaplodiploiden
dc.subjectHost-parasiteen
dc.subjectRed Queen hypothesis (RQH)en
dc.subject.lcshHaplodiplosisen
dc.subject.lcshHypothesisen
dc.subject.lcshHoneybee (Apis mellifera)en
dc.subject.lcshBumblebee (Bombus spp.)en
dc.titleThe Red Queen process does not select for high recombination rates in haplodiploid hostsen
dc.typePostprint Articleen

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