of chromosomes? Why all these useless males, this striving and wasteful bloodshed, these grotesque horns [and] colors?” ~WD Hamilton, 1975 “Gamblers since life began”
10 years of field sampling 2001-2005 + 2012-2016 1.02 [0.80,1.30] 0.66 [0.53,0.79] << Coefficient of variation field GEE: no effect of reproductive mode
Xu 12 mesocosms x 4 years = 48 replicates 2 Do asexuals have a fitness advantage? experiment q freq. asexuals t parental generation t+1 offspring generation
when rare 1 Asexuals are rare in the field Asexuals spread when under-infected 2 Asexuals have a fitness advantage Do asexuals increase in the field? predictions
when rare 1 Asexuals are rare in the field Asexuals spread when under-infected 2 Asexuals have a fitness advantage Do asexuals increase in the field? the ultimate test predictions
when rare 1 Asexuals are rare in the field Asexuals spread when under-infected 2 Asexuals have a fitness advantage Do asexuals increase in the field? the ultimate test predictions
when rare 1 Asexuals are rare in the field Asexuals spread when under-infected 2 Asexuals have a fitness advantage Do asexuals increase in the field? predictions
of chromosomes? Why all these useless males, this striving and wasteful bloodshed, these grotesque horns [and] colors?” ~WD Hamilton, 1975 “Gamblers since life began”
a trend line of change.“ "For the source of these we may look to fluctuations and periodicities...generated by life itself." ~WD Hamilton, 1975 “Gamblers since life began”
1850 Z Dinges Chondrilla juncea Ill. Flora B.C. Chaboudez and Burdon, 1995 Oecologia Lively and Dybdahl, 2000 Nature; Koskella and Lively, 2009 Evolution Wolinska and Spaak, 2009 Evolution
Make it clear where you’re going – parasites Don’t go straight into sex – preview Change arrows with dispersal section Add successfully migrate Don’t use generations in experimental evolution – use passage Add in few more words – make sure you’re clarifying host v. parasite in conclusions/predictions Failed to falsify the red queen – return to this wording Mention how related hosts are when you introduce c Add in poster number Dirty secret Mention what the systems are on intro slide – why snail? Why nematode?