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Intragenomic conflict in populations infected by Parthenogenesis Inducing Wolbachia ends with irreversible loss of sexual reproduction

Richard Stouthamer1*, James E Russell1, Fabrice Vavre2 and Leonard Nunney3

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1 Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA

2 Université de Lyon; Université Lyon 1; CNRS; UMR 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, Villeurbanne F-69622, France

3 Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA

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BMC Evolutionary Biology 2010, 10:229 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-10-229

Published: 28 July 2010

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Recursive equations used in simulations. Recursive equations used in simulations

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Analytical solution of mutant fertilization allele spread when homozygosity for mutant allele is costly. Appendix

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Description of the Excel file (see additional file4) used in the simulation. Explanation of the simulation model given in the additional file 4.

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Model used in calculations. Excel file containing the spreadsheet used in the simulations described in the manuscript.

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