Coevolution with a seed bank
D. A. Schwartz, W. R. Shoemaker, A. Magalie, J. Weitz, J. T. Lennon
This study shows that dormancy creates a seed bank that reduces coevolutionary dynamics between hosts and parasites by preserving genetic diversity and buffering population dynamics against phage infection.
bioRxiv · Feb 8, 2023Evolutionary Biology