Information theory broadens the spectrum of molecular ecology and evolution

WB Sherwin, A Chao, L Jost, PE Smouse - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2017 - cell.com
Information or entropy analysis of diversity is used extensively in community ecology, and
has recently been exploited for prediction and analysis in molecular ecology and evolution …

Global genomic analyses of wheat powdery mildew reveal association of pathogen spread with historical human migration and trade

AG Sotiropoulos, E Arango-Isaza, T Ban… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The fungus Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici causes wheat powdery mildew disease. Here, we
study its spread and evolution by analyzing a global sample of 172 mildew genomes. Our …

Distance-based functional diversity measures and their decomposition: a framework based on Hill numbers

CH Chiu, A Chao - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Hill numbers (or the “effective number of species”) are increasingly used to characterize
species diversity of an assemblage. This work extends Hill numbers to incorporate species …

Decomposing functional diversity

SM Scheiner, E Kosman, SJ Presley… - Methods in Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
One aspect of biodiversity, functional diversity, reflects the functional role of species within a
community as measured by species characteristics. We present a new metric, functional trait …

Diversity from genes to ecosystems: A unifying framework to study variation across biological metrics and scales

OE Gaggiotti, A Chao, P Peres‐Neto… - Evolutionary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biological diversity is a key concept in the life sciences and plays a fundamental role in
many ecological and evolutionary processes. Although biodiversity is inherently a …

Changes of Races and Virulence Genes in Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, the Wheat Stripe Rust Pathogen, in the United States from 1968 to 2009

T Liu, A Wan, D Liu, X Chen - Plant Disease, 2017 - Am Phytopath Society
Stripe (yellow) rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, is a serious disease of wheat in
the world. The obligate biotrophic fungal pathogen changes its virulence rapidly, which can …

Significant host‐and environment‐dependent differentiation among highly sporadic fungal endophyte communities in cereal crops‐related wild grasses

X Sun, E Kosman, O Sharon, S Ezrati… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Endophytic fungi compose a significant part of plant microbiomes. However, while a small
number of fungal taxa have proven beneficial impact, the vast majority of fungal endophytes …

Race Characterization of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, the Cause of Wheat Stripe Rust, in Saskatchewan and Southern Alberta, Canada and Virulence Comparison …

GS Brar, HR Kutcher - Plant Disease, 2016 - Am Phytopath Society
Wheat stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, has been common across
Saskatchewan, Canada since 2000. Fifty-nine isolates of P. striiformis f. sp. tritici, the …

Regional and temporal differentiation of virulence phenotypes of Puccinia triticina from common wheat in Russia during the period 2001–2018

EI Gultyaeva, EL Shaydayuk, EG Kosman - Plant pathology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Leaf rust, caused by the fungus Puccinia triticina, is one of the most damaging rust diseases
of wheat in Russia. Populations of P. triticina were monitored in seven regions of Russia …

Stem endophytic mycobiota in wild and domesticated wheat: structural differences and hidden resources for wheat improvement

X Sun, E Kosman, A Sharon - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Towards the identification of entophytic fungal taxa with potential for crop improvement, we
characterized and compared fungal endophyte communities (FECs) from domesticated …