2009
Consequences of host adaptation for performance of vesicular stomatitis virus in novel thermal environments
Alto B, Turner P. Consequences of host adaptation for performance of vesicular stomatitis virus in novel thermal environments. Evolutionary Ecology 2009, 24: 299-315. DOI: 10.1007/s10682-009-9307-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHost adaptationVesicular stomatitis virusRNA virusesNovel thermal environmentThermal reaction normsStomatitis virusGeneralist traitsHost generalistsFitness traitsNiche specializationGeneralist organismsSpecies biodiversityReaction normsSelective advantageViral genesGeneralistsMultiple hostsViral proteinsSingle hostTraitsExtreme temperaturesWarm environmentNew environmentHostAdaptation
1997
Long-term experimental evolution in Escherichia coli. V. Effects of recombination with immigrant genotypes on the rate of bacterial evolution
Souza V, Turner P, Lenski R. Long-term experimental evolution in Escherichia coli. V. Effects of recombination with immigrant genotypes on the rate of bacterial evolution. Journal Of Evolutionary Biology 1997, 10: 743-769. DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1997.10050743.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean fitnessGenetic variationAdaptive evolutionSexual recombinationRecombinant genotypesLong-term experimental evolutionGenetic changesEstimated recombination rateCommon competitorEscherichia coliThousands of generationsImmigrant genotypesBacterial evolutionExperimental evolutionAsexual populationsEcological interactionsImmigrant poolBeneficial mutationsAncestral alleleSelective advantageConstant environmentHfr donorsNovel genotypesSelection dynamicsFitness