Experimental evolution of specialization by a microsporidian parasite

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Evolutionary theory predicts that the pressure for parasites to specialize on one host or to become generalists on a wide range of hosts is driven by the diversity or temporal variability of the host's population and by genetic...

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Main Authors: Legros Mathieu, Koella Jacob C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/159