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1) The document discusses the coevolution of seabirds and their feather lice parasites over time. 2) It explores whether the lice are ancient associates that cospeciated with the seabirds or more recent acquisitions that serially colonized hosts. 3) Key evolutionary processes like cospeciation, serial colonization, extinction, recent colonization, and in situ radiation are examined to understand the coevolutionary history between tubenose seabirds and their feather lice over long periods of time.

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Coevolution Session 1f Evolution Meetings – Chico 2003
Ancient Mariners Recent Stowaways: the coevolution of seabirds their lice Vincent S. Smith Roderic D.M. Page Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences Graham Kerr Building University of Glasgow Scotland
Parasites… ancient associates or recent acquisitions? time Cospeciation Serial colonisation Extinction Recent colonisation Host Time is Parasite important! Diversification by In situ radiation host switching
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2003.V Smith.Chico

  • 1. Coevolution Session 1f Evolution Meetings – Chico 2003
  • 2. Ancient Mariners Recent Stowaways: the coevolution of seabirds their lice Vincent S. Smith Roderic D.M. Page Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences Graham Kerr Building University of Glasgow Scotland
  • 3. Parasites… ancient associates or recent acquisitions? time Cospeciation Serial colonisation Extinction Recent colonisation Host Time is Parasite important! Diversification by In situ radiation host switching