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Genetic Independence of Naturally Correlated Variation in Resistance to Endemic and Novel Pathogens.
Ecology letters - 1 Oct 2024
Hood Michael E, Bruns Emily L, Antonovics Janis, Davis Isabel, Launi Michelle, Bulzoni Sophia, Rothberg Samantha E
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The emergence of new diseases is an urgent concern, but hosts can also vary in resistance to pathogens that are novel to them, facilitating evolutionary rescue. However, little is known about the genetic source for polymorphic resistance to novel pathogens or its relationship to defences against endemic diseases. With anther-smut disease from wild plant populations, we used selection experiments and genetic...
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