Spontaneous mutation rate is a plastic trait associated with population density across domains of life

Rok Krašovec; Huw Richards; Danna R. Gifford; Charlie Hatcher; Katy J. Faulkner; Roman V. Belavkin; Alastair Channon; Elizabeth Aston; Andrew J. McBain; Christopher G. Knight

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2002731

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Spontaneous mutation rate is a plastic trait associated with population density across domains of life

Rok Krašovec ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Rok Krašovec, Huw Richards

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: rok.krasovec@manchester.ac.uk (RK); chris.knight@manchester.ac.uk (CGK)

Affiliation Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Huw Richards ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Rok Krašovec, Huw Richards

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Danna R. Gifford,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Charlie Hatcher,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Katy J. Faulkner,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Roman V. Belavkin,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Engineering and Information Sciences, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom
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Alastair Channon,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Computing and Mathematics, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Aston,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Computing and Mathematics, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
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Andrew J. McBain,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Christopher G. Knight

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: rok.krasovec@manchester.ac.uk (RK); chris.knight@manchester.ac.uk (CGK)

Affiliation Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9815-4267

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Spontaneous mutation rate is a plastic trait associated with population density across domains of life

Rok Krašovec,
Huw Richards,
Danna R. Gifford,
Charlie Hatcher,
Katy J. Faulkner,
Roman V. Belavkin,
Alastair Channon,
Elizabeth Aston,
Andrew J. McBain,
Christopher G. Knight

Published: August 24, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2002731

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