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Host-Shift Speciation Proceeded with Gene Flow in Algae Covering Shells.
The American naturalist - 1 Nov 2023
Kagawa Osamu, Hirota Shun K, Saito Takumi, Uchida Shota, Watanabe Hiroaki, Miyazoe Ryusuke, Yamaguchi Takanobu, Matsuno Taiki, Araki Kouta, Wakasugi Hinata, Suzuki Sayaka, Kobayashi Genki, Miyazaki Hikaru, Suyama Yoshihisa, Hanyuda Takeaki, Chiba Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
AbstractHost shifts represent the advancement of a novel niche and often lead to speciation in symbionts. However, its mechanisms are not well understood. Here, we focused on the alga Pseudocladophora conchopheria growing on the shells of intertidal snails. Previous surveys have shown that the alga has host specificity-only attaching to the shell of Lunella correensis-but we discovered that the alga attaches to...
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