Antagonistic Coevolution Limits the Range of Host Defense in C. elegans Populations

JA Lewis, MKJ Penley, H Sylla, SD Ahumada… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Host populations often evolve defenses against parasites due to the significant fitness costs
imposed by infection. However, adaptation to a specific parasite may alter the effectiveness …

The direction of local adaptation on pathogen exploitation rates reverses with environmental context

E Visher, A Ali, J Barajas, S Masud, A McBride… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Host diversity and spatial heterogeneity are both predicted to impact parasite evolution, and
these processes may interact in nature to impact local adaptation. Here, we experimentally …

[图书][B] Trade-offs and heterogeneities in host-parasite interactions

EM Visher - 2022 - search.proquest.com
One question that has endlessly fascinated ecologists and evolutionary biologists is why
there is so much biotic diversity on earth. At the advent of the field, Darwin grappled with …

[PDF][PDF] Ecological and evolutionary effects of genetic diversity in multitrophic interactions

L Ferreira Maia - 2021 - ir.canterbury.ac.nz
The increased global demand for food and the ongoing biodiversity crisis require
sustainable practices that minimize the environmental impacts of agriculture. Biological pest …