Do plant pathogens prefer seedlings? Variation in age-specific infectivity across pathogen genotypes.

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Across plant and animal species, juveniles are generally more susceptible to infectious pathogens than adults. A growing body of research has explored how age-specific resistance evolves and why juvenile susceptibility is maintained in host populations. From the less well-studied pathogen's perspective, juvenile susceptibility means that most pathogens infect juvenile hosts more readily than adult hosts. In the...

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