Host-pathogen coevolution increases genetic variation in susceptibility to infection
E. M. Duxbury, J. P. Day, D. Maria Vespasiani, Y. Thüringer, I. Tolosana, S. C. Smith, L. Tagliaferri, A. Kamacioglu, I. Lindsley, L. Love, R. Unckless, F. M. Jiggins, B. Longdon
The paper shows that coevolved pathogens increase genetic variation in host susceptibility to infection compared to novel pathogens.
bioRxiv · Nov 26, 2018Evolutionary Biology