Paul B. Rainey
Max Planck Society
235 Papers
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Paul B. Rainey is an academic researcher from Max Planck Society. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Pseudomonas fluorescens. The author has an hindex of 70, co-authored 222 publications. Previous affiliations of Paul B. Rainey include Massey University & Mansfield University of Pennsylvania.
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Adaptive Divergence in Experimental Populations of Pseudomonas fluorescens. IV. Genetic Constraints Guide Evolutionary Trajectories in a Parallel Adaptive Radiation
TL;DR: Two new mutational pathways are identified that allow realization of the WS phenotype: in common with the Wsp module these pathways contain a di-guanylate cyclase-encoding gene subject to negative regulation.
Barcoding Populations of Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors describe strategies for barcoding populations of the model bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25, including the design and cloning of barcoded regions, preparation of libraries for amplicon sequencing, and quantification of resulting barcoded lineages.
Ecological constraints on diversification in a model adaptive radiation.
Rees Kassen,Rees Kassen,Martin S. Llewellyn,Martin S. Llewellyn,Paul B. Rainey,Paul B. Rainey +5 more
TL;DR: It is shown how variation in energy input (productivity) and environmental disturbance combine to determine the extent of diversification in a single radiating lineage of Pseudomonas fluorescens adapting to laboratory conditions, indicating that ecological gradients may constrain the size of adaptive radiations.
Fragmentation modes and the evolution of life cycles
TL;DR: A model in which groups arise from the division of single cells that do not separate but stay together until the moment of group fragmentation is developed, which offers a new evolutionary explanation for the widespread occurrence of this mode of reproduction.
Tradeoff breaking as a model of evolutionary transitions in individuality and limits of the fitness-decoupling metaphor
TL;DR: It is shown that while early stages of transitions might often involve tradeoffs among particle traits, later—and critical—stages are likely to involve the rupture of such tradeoffs, and tradeoff-breaking stands as a useful marker for ETIs.