Sexual reproduction as an adaptation to resist parasites (a review).¶

Hamilton, W. D., Axelrod, R., & Tanese, R. (1990). Sexual reproduction as an adaptation to resist parasites (a review). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 87(9), 3566-3573.

Type: Journal article
Intellectual base: Review or monograph
Year: 1990
Volume: 87
Issue: 9
Pages: 3566-3573
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.9.3566
DOI registrant: National Academy of Sciences
Link: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.87.9.3566

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Red Queen Hypothesis
- Later authors extended the name to antagonistic coevolution at population scale, especially host–parasite systems, and to narrower hypotheses in which parasite tracking of common host genotypes can favor recombination and sexual reproduction.

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