Host adaptation and speciation through hybridization and polyploidy in Phytophthora.

It is becoming increasingly evident that interspecific hybridization is a common event in phytophthora evolution. Yet, the fundamental processes underlying interspecific hybridization and the consequences for its ecological fitness and distribution are not well understood. We studied hybridization e...

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Main Authors: Lien Bertier, Leen Leus, Liesbet D'hondt, Arthur W A M de Cock, Monica Höfte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3873470?pdf=render