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Plasticity, not genetic variation, drives infection success of a fungal parasite.
Parasitology - 1 May 2015
Searle C L, Ochs J H, Cáceres C E, Chiang S L, Gerardo N M, Hall S R, Duffy M A
Abstract excerpt
Hosts strongly influence parasite fitness. However, it is challenging to disentangle host effects on genetic vs plasticity-driven traits of parasites, since parasites can evolve quickly. It remains especially difficult to determine the causes and magnitude of parasite plasticity. In successive generations, parasites may respond plastically to better infect their current type of host, or hosts may produce...
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