Cophylogeny of the anther smut fungi and their caryophyllaceous hosts: Prevalence of host shifts and importance of delimiting parasite species for inferring cospeciation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Using phylogenetic approaches, the expectation that parallel cladogenesis should occur between parasites and hosts has been validated in some studies, but most others provided evidence for frequent host shifts. Here we examine the ev...

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Main Authors: Yockteng Roxana, Shykoff Jacqui A, Widmer Alex, Jabbour Florian, Le Gac Mickaël, Refrégier Guislaine, Hood Michael E, Giraud Tatiana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/100