Historical contingency and the evolution of a key innovation in an experimental population of <i>Escherichia coli</i>

Zachary D. Blount(Michigan State University), Richard E. Lenski(Michigan State University), Christina Z. Borland(Michigan State University)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
June 4, 2008
10.1073/pnas.0803151105
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