Analysis of Methodology in Cophylogenetic Studies
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Cophylogeny is “the study of the relationships between phylogenies of ecologically related groups (taxa, geographical areas, genes etc.), where one, the ‘host’ phylogeny is independent and the other, the ‘associate’ phylogeny, is hypothesized to be dependent to some degree on the host” (Charleston. "Principles."). One of the more common areas of cophylogenetic study revolves around the coevolution of two species, most of which participate in a host-parasite relationship. This relationship will be the use focus for this paper. There are several other uses of cophylogenetic studies that will be mentioned later.
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