Evolution: Parasite pressure favors fortress-like defence

Andrea Linn Graham

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.02.043

Evolution: Parasite pressure favors fortress-like defence

Andrea Linn Graham

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Summary Why are some defence mechanisms expressed constitutively, while others are induced only upon exposure? Experimental evolution in a bacteria-phage system provides empirical support for the prediction that high frequency of exposure to parasites selects for constitutive defence despite associated costs.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	11850
Pages (from-to)	R335-R337
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	25
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.02.043
State	Published - Apr 20 2015

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)

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