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Phylogeography and evolution of a fungal-insect association on the Tibetan Plateau.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2014
Zhang Yongjie, Zhang Shu, Li Yuling, Ma Shaoli, Wang Chengshu, Xiang Meichun, Liu Xin, An Zhiqiang, Xu Jianping, Liu Xingzhong
Abstract excerpt
Parasitoidism refers to a major form of interspecies interactions where parasitoids sterilize and/or kill their hosts typically before hosts reach reproductive age. However, relatively little is known about the evolutionary dynamics of parasitoidism. Here, we investigate the spatial patterns of genetic variation of Chinese cordyceps, including both the parasitoidal fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis and its host...
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