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Does hybridization of endophytic symbionts in a native grass increase fitness in resource-limited environments?
Ecology - 1 Jan 2017
Faeth Stanley H, Oberhofer Martina, Saari Susanna, Haskins Kristin E, Shymanovich Tatsiana
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Hybridization is common among plants, animals and microbes. However, the ecological consequences of hybridization for microbes are far less understood than for plants and animals. For symbiotic Epichloë fungi, hybridization is widespread and may augment the well-known benefits of the endophytes to their grass hosts, especially in stressful environments. We tested the hybrid fitness hypothesis (HFH) that hybrid...
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