Evolution of host resistance and damage-limiting mechanisms to an emerging bacterial pathogen
C. Bonneaud, L. Tardy, M. Giraudeau, G. Hill, K. McGraw, A. Wilson
This study shows that eastern house finches have evolved immune clearance and damage-limitation mechanisms against Mycoplasma gallisepticum, without differences in pathogen load between populations.
bioRxiv · Dec 3, 2018Evolutionary Biology