Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Environmental fluctuations do not select for increased variation or population-based resistance in Escherichia coli
Shraddha Madhav Karve, Kanishka Tiwary, S Selveshwari, Sutirth Dey
This study shows that environmental fluctuations do not increase variation or population-based resistance in E. coli, suggesting individual-level selection drives fitness in novel environments.
DOI 10.1007/s12038-016-9592-2