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joss at Eng.Sun.COM (Jos Marlowe) writes:
>> I am doing research in economics. I am specifically interested in finding natural
> rules that discourage monopolies and encourage diversity. I am asking this question
> in bionet.molbio.evolution because there may be an answer in molecurlar biology
> that could be applied to economies.
>> Any pointers to research, books or other news groups would be deeply appreciated!
>Considering within species diversity, rather than among species
diversity, sexual reproduction results in genetic diversity, while
asexual reproduction results in genetic similarity among individuals in
a population.
Examples of literature citations discussing this:
Adams, G., S. Hammar and T. Proffer. 1990. Vegetative compatibility
in Leucostoma persoonii. Phytopathology 80: 287-291.
Leonard, K. J. and S. Leath. 1990. Genetic Diversity in Field
Populations of Cochliobolus carbonum on Corn in North Carolina.
Phytopathology 80: 1154-1159.
Metzenberg, R. L. 1990. The role of similarity and difference in
fungal mating. Genetics 125: 457-462.
Proffer, T. J. and J. H. Hart. 1988. Vegetative compatibility groups
in Leucocytospora kunzei. Phytopathology 78: 256-260.
Stamberg, J. and Y. Koltin. 1981. The genetics of mating systems:
fungal strategies for survival. In D. T. Wicklow and G. C. Carroll
(Eds.), The fungal community: its organization and role in the
ecosystem. pp. 157-170. Marcel Dekker, New York.
David H. Griffin
Department of Environmental & Forest Biology
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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e-mail: griffin at mailbox.syr.edu
