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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Gou H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3790545 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ecology and evolution 20130730 9
Host-parasite coevolution is a key driver of biological diversity. To examine the evolutionary relationships between piroplasmids and their hard tick hosts, we calculated the molecular clock and conducted phylogenetic analyses of both groups. Based on our results, we conclude that the divergence time of piroplasmids (∼56 Mya) is later than divergence time of their hard tick hosts (∼86 Mya). From analyses of the evolution of both piroplasmid and vector lineages and their association, we know that ...[more]