Jeremy J Burdon, Anna-Liisa Laine

Evolutionary Dynamics of Plant-Pathogen Interactions

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Produktbeschreibung

A broad view of plant-pathogen interactions illustrating the fundamental reciprocal role pathogens and hosts play in shaping each other's ecology and evolution.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 674g
• ISBN-13: 9781108700153
• ISBN-10: 1108700152
• Artikelnr.: 54325570

Autorenporträt

Jeremy J. Burdon is an Honorary Research Fellow in CSIRO (The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia), having formerly retired in 2015, but is still actively involved in various projects in Australia, China, and Sweden. He was Chief of the CSIRO Division of Plant Industry during his career. His research has led to an understanding of the co-evolution of plants and their pathogens through integrated analysis of agricultural and natural ecosystems. He has served on numerous editorial boards, for journals such as: Euphytica, Oecologia, Ecology Letters, and the Journal of Ecology. His research has also been recognised through a number of awards and honorary positions.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. The diverse and ubiquitous nature of pathogens
2. Environment as a determinant of pathogen incidence, abundance and evolution
3. Genetics of host plant resistance and pathogen infectivity and aggressiveness
4. Sources and patterns of variation in plant pathogens
5. Demographic and genetic processes in host and pathogen populations
6. Co-evolutionary dynamics in a metapopulation context
7. Co-evolution and host and pathogen life-histories
8. Effect of pathogens on plant community dynamics
9. Future developments.