Population Genetics: Coevolution in Host-Pathogen Systems

  • Jörn Pons
  • Christoph Löwer
  • Paul Braun
  • Wolfgang Köhler
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Part of the Progress in Botany book series (BOTANY, volume 61)

Abstract

One of the greatest challenges in evolutionary biology is to explain how interspecific interactions influence the evolution of the species involved and how evolution modifies these interactions. This task requires a synthesis of population genetic theories, experimental results, and ecological evidence.

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Powdery Mildew Pathogen Population Coevolutionary Process Natural Plant Population Linear Furanocoumarins 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jörn Pons
    • 1
  • Christoph Löwer
    • 1
  • Paul Braun
    • 1
  • Wolfgang Köhler
    • 1
  1. 1.Institut für Pflanzenbau und Pflanzenzüchtung II, Biometrie und PopulationsgenetikJustus-Liebig-Universität GiessenGiessenGermany

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