Plant coevolution: evidences and new challenges

Journal of plant interactions

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Andrea Occhipinti¹ 

[1] Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Innovation Centre

关键词: coevolution;    local adaptation;    Red Queen;    arms-race;    reciprocal transplant;    plant defense;   

DOI  :  10.1080/17429145.2013.816881

学科分类：纳米科学和纳米技术

来源: Taylor & Francis

【 摘 要 】

Coevolution has been defined as the reciprocal genetic change in interacting species owing to natural selection imposed by each on the other. The process of coevolution between plants and the surrounding biota – including viruses, fungi, bacteria, nematodes, insects, and mammals – is considered by many biologists to have generated much of the earth's biological diversity. While much of the discussion on plant coevolution focuses on single plant–enemy interactions, a wide array of other micro and macro coevolutive processes co-occur in the same individual plant, posing the question whether we should talk about plant coevolutions. In this review article, I begin by briefly discussing the framework of coevolution theory and explore the complexities of studying coevolution in natural conditions. Then I analyze the difference between plants, microbes and animal coevolution, by exploring the above- and below-ground behaviors.

【 授权许可】

CC BY|CC BY-NC