TABLE 5.

Estimation of α in self-fertilizing species under the background selection model using Equation 32

Species	U	s	αBS	References
Amsinckia gloriosa	0.128	0.078	0.440	Schoen (2005)
	0.416	0.026	0.0003
Arabidopsis thaliana	0.05	0.23	0.897	Schultz et al. (1999)
Caenorhabditis briggsae	0.074	0.051	0.484	Baer et al. (2005)
	0.025	0.099	0.881
C. elegans	0.0083	0.126	0.968	Baer et al. (2005)
	0.0066	0.182	0.982
Oscheius myriophila	0.0055	0.219	0.988	Baer et al. (2005)
Triticum turgidum ssp. Durum	0.04	0.2	0.905	Bataillon (2000)