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A SLOWLY EVOLVING HOST MOVES FIRST IN SYMBIOTIC INTERACTIONS
21 Mar 2011
Abstract excerpt
Symbiotic relationships, both parasitic and mutualistic, are ubiquitous in nature. Understanding how these symbioses evolve, from bacteria and their phages to humans and our gut microflora, is crucial in understanding how life operates. Often, symbioses consist of a slowly evolving host species with each host only interacting with its own subpopulation of symbionts. The Red Queen hypothesis describes...
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