The hypersensitive defence response is found in all higher plants and is characterized by a
rapid cell death at the point of pathogen ingress. It is usually associated with pathogen …

Genetic studies have typically inferred the effects of human impact by documenting patterns
of genetic differentiation and levels of genetic diversity among potentially isolated …

Antagonistic coevolution between hosts and parasites is believed to play a pivotal role in
host and parasite population dynamics, the evolutionary maintenance of sex and the …

House mice prefer mates genetically dissimilar at the major histocompatibility complex
(MHC). The highly polymorphic MHC genes control immunological self/nonself recognition; …

Biological invasions are global threats to biodiversity and parasites might play a role in
determining invasion outcomes. Transmission of parasites from invading to native species …

▪ Abstract Plant pathogens cause mortality and reduce fecundity of individual plants, drive
host population dynamics, and affect the structure and composition of natural plant …

John N. Thompson central problem in coevolutionary studies is to understand the ecological
and genetic conditions that permit interacting species to undergo repeated bouts of …

Attack and counter‐attack impose strong reciprocal selection on pathogens and hosts,
leading to development of arms race evolutionary dynamics. Here we show that …

In host-parasite coevolutionary arms races, parasites probably have an evolutionary
advantage. Parasite populations should be locally adapted, having higher mean fitness on …

Serial passage experiments are a form of experimental evolution that is frequently used in
applied sciences; for example, in vaccine development. During these experiments …