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Coevolutionary Specificity

Coevolutionary Specificity is a theoretical construct in evolutionary biology that denotes the degree to which reciprocal evolutionary adaptations between hosts and symbionts are uniquely matched, distinguishing it from broader forms of interaction specificity by emphasizing mutual, contingent evolutionary change.

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2017–2026

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The cognitive niche: Coevolution of intelligence, sociality, and language

Steven Pinker · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 568 citations · Full text

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Constraints on the Evolution of Mutualisms

Henry F. Howe · The American Naturalist · 1984 · 205 citations

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Interactions between Genetic Drift, Gene Flow, and Selection Mosaics Drive Parasite Local Adaptation

Sylvain Gandon, Scott L. Nuismer · The American Naturalist · 2008 · 164 citations

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Specificity in protein interactions and its relationship with sequence diversity and coevolution

Luke Hakes, Simon C. Lovell, Stephen G. Oliver et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2007 · 152 citations

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Cryptic sex and many-to-one coevolution in the fungus-growing ant symbiosis

Alexander S. Mikheyev, Ulrich G. Mueller, Patrick Abbot · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2006 · 138 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. SG
    Sylvain Gandon

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    1 publications · 164 citations

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  2. YL
    Yung‐I Lee

    National Museum of Natural Science, Taiwan

    1 publications · 52 citations

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  3. RA
    Rufus A. Johnstone

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 38 citations

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  4. BA
    Ben Ashby

    University of Bath, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 38 citations

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  5. GD
    Graeme D. Ruxton

    University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 48 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Carleton University

    Ottawa, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    48 citations

  2. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  3. Valent BioSciences (United States)

    Libertyville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    52 citations

  4. Carleton College

    Northfield, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    48 citations

  5. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    204 citations

  6. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    76 citations

  7. Environmental Protection Agency

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    52 citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    568 citations

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  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 3 publications · 858 citations

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  2. The American Naturalist

    AN · 3 publications · 407 citations

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  3. Evolution

    2 publications · 86 citations

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  4. Journal of Ecology

    1 publications · 52 citations

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  5. Systematic Biology

    1 publications · 102 citations

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