Host adaptive radiation is associated with rapid virus diversification and cross-species transmission in African cichlid fishes
V. A. Costa, F. Ronco, J. C. Mifsud, E. Harvey, W. Salzburger, E. C. Holmes
The paper examines how the adaptive radiation of African cichlid fishes influenced viral diversity and evolution, finding accelerated hepacivirus diversification during periods of rapid cichlid diversification.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2023Evolutionary Biology