Rapid compensatory evolution can rescue low fitness symbioses following partner-switching
M. Sorensen, J. Wood, D. Cameron, M. Brockhurst
This study shows that partner-switching in the Paramecium-Chlorella symbiosis can lead to low fitness due to mismatched photoprotection traits, but compensatory evolution can rapidly restore fitness within 50 generations.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2020Evolutionary Biology