The evolution of host-symbiont dependence

Hosts vary in how dependent they are on their beneficial symbionts. Here, Fisher and colleagues analyse the results of symbiont-removal experiments from 106 symbioses in a phylogenetic context and show that host dependence is associated with symbiont transmission mode, function, and genome size.

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Auteurs principaux: Roberta M. Fisher, Lee M. Henry, Charlie K. Cornwallis, E. Toby Kiers, Stuart A. West
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/84d745e723dc405ab199c4bf05bea6e4
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