Molecular Ecology: Trading defence for vigour
Journal article published in 2015 by
Alberto Carbonell 
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Abstract
Plants adapt to changing environments by optimizing the fitness costs associated with key biological functions. A comparison of a laboratory strain with other wild Australian accessions of Nicotiana benthamiana reveals that trading viral defence for vigour confers an adaptive advantage in arid habitats.