Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Outcrossing increases resistance against coevolving parasites
Samuel P. Slowinski, Jennifer D. Gresham, McKenna J. Penley…·Levi T. Morran
The paper tests mechanisms by which coevolving parasites maintain outcrossing in C. elegans and finds that outcrossing increases offspring survival against parasites, not by altering host behavior.
DOI 10.1101/2024.01.30.578011