Evolution at ‘Sutures’ and ‘Centers’: Recombination Can Aid Adaptation of Spatially Structured Populations on Rugged Fitness Landscapes

Jacob D. Cooper; Benjamin Kerr

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005247

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Evolution at ‘Sutures’ and ‘Centers’: Recombination Can Aid Adaptation of Spatially Structured Populations on Rugged Fitness Landscapes

Jacob D. Cooper ,

* E-mail: yankel@uw.edu

Affiliations Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Benjamin Kerr

Affiliations Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Evolution at ‘Sutures’ and ‘Centers’: Recombination Can Aid Adaptation of Spatially Structured Populations on Rugged Fitness Landscapes

Jacob D. Cooper,
Benjamin Kerr

Published: December 14, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005247

About the Authors

Jacob D. Cooper

* E-mail: yankel@uw.edu

Affiliations Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Benjamin Kerr

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: JDC BK. Funding acquisition: JDC BK. Investigation: JDC BK. Methodology: JDC BK. Visualization: JDC BK. Writing – original draft: JDC BK. Writing – review & editing: JDC BK.

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