Fungal invasions are increasingly recognized as a significant component of global changes,
threatening ecosystem health and damaging food production. Invasive fungi also provide …

Fungi are ideal model organisms for dissecting the genomic bases of adaptive divergence in
eukaryotes. They have simple morphologies and small genomes, occupy contrasting, well …

Many species of fungal plant pathogens coexist as multiple lineages on the same host, but
the factors underlying the origin and maintenance of population structure remain largely …

The discipline of molecular ecology has undergone enormous changes since the journal
bearing its name was launched approximately two decades ago. The field has seen great …

Competition among pathogen strains for limited host resources can have a profound effect
on pathogen evolution. A better understanding of the principles and consequences of …

Understanding the factors that drive the evolution of pathogenic fungi is central to revealing
the mechanisms of virulence and host preference, as well as developing effective disease …

A central topic for conservation science is evaluating how human activities influence global
species diversity. Humanity exacerbates extinction rates. But by what mechanisms does …

Chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is the
emerging infectious disease implicated in recent population declines and extinctions of …

Abstract Purpose of Review Within the discipline of invasion science, researchers studying
different taxonomic groups have developed distinct ways of investigating the phenomenon …

Invasive forest pathogens are a major threat to forests worldwide, causing increasing
damage. The knowledge of both the specific traits underlying the capacity of a pathogen to …