Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Coevolution with a seed bank
D. A. Schwartz, W. R. Shoemaker, A. Magalie…·J. T. Lennon
This study shows that dormancy creates a seed bank that reduces coevolutionary dynamics between hosts and parasites by preserving genetic diversity and buffering population dynamics against phage infection.
DOI 10.1038/s41396-023-01449-2