Sexual reproduction facilitates the adaptation of parasites to antagonistic host environments: Evidence from empirical study in the wheat-Mycosphaerella graminicola system

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 861-870

  Zhan, J ^a   Mundt, C C ^b   McDonald, B A ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Fitness; Fungicide tolerance; Mycosphaerella graminicola; Ratchet model; Red Queen; Selection; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COEVOLUTION; FITNESS; FUNGUS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST PLANT; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INOCULATION; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; RECOMBINATION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; VIRULENCE; WHEAT;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GROWING SEASON; HOST RESISTANCE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; INOCULATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT DISEASE; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WHEAT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ASCOMYCOTA; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GENOTYPE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PLANT DISEASES; REPRODUCTION; TRIAZOLES; TRITICUM; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EUKARYOTA; MYCOSPHAERELLA GRAMINICOLA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34249948906     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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