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21750383

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
There has been much recent interest in the role for genetic conflicts to drive the evolution of genetic systems. Here we consider the evolution of hermaphroditism in the scale insect tribe Iceryini and the suggestion that this has been driven by conflict between a female and an infectious male tissue derived from her father. We perform an inclusive-fitness analysis to show that, owing to genetic relatedness between father and daughter, there is scope for collaboration as well as conflict over the establishment of the infectious tissue. We also consider the evolutionary interests of a maternally inherited bacterial symbiont that has been implicated in mediating the tissue's establishment. More generally, our analysis reveals that genetic conflicts can drive the evolution of hermaphroditism.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1537-5323
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
178
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
191-201
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
The evolution of hermaphroditism by an infectious male-derived cell lineage: an inclusive-fitness analysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, United Kingdom. andy.gardner@zoo.ox.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't