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Test of Host-Parasite Coevolution

Pierre Legendre
November 2001
Département de Sciences Biologiques
Université de Montréal
 This program tests the hypothesis of coevolution between a clade of hosts and a clade of parasites. The null hypothesis of the global test is that the evolution of the two groups, as revealed by the two phylogenetic trees and the set of host-parasite association links, has been independent. The method, which is described in detail in Legendre et al. (2002), requires some estimates of the phylogenetic trees or phylogenetic distances, and also a description of the host-parasite associations (H-P links) observed in nature. Two types of test are produced by the program: a global test of coevolution and a test on each H-P link.
  • MacOSX version
    • Fortran77 source code for the Macintosh Language Systems Fortran compiler (file ParaFit.f).
    • Compiled version of the program for MacOSX computers
    • Program documentation, in Acrobat format
    • Sample files: Hafner’s gopher-lice data, and a one host-one parasite example
  • MacOS9 version
    • Fortran77 source code for the Macintosh Language Systems Fortran compiler (file ParaFit.f).
    • Compiled version of the program for any MacOS9 ("Classic") computer
    • Program documentation, in Acrobat format
    • Sample files: Hafner’s gopher-lice data, and a one host-one parasite example
  • 32-bit DOS version (The executable file is a Win32 "console" executable, not a DOS executable. Therefore it cannot run under plain DOS, nor in a DOS window under Windows 3.x, only in Windows 95/98 or Windows NT consoles)
    • GNU Fortran source code for Mac OS X, Unix/Linux, or Windows (file PARAFIT.FOR), which can be compiled using a GNU FORTRAN77 compiler.
    • Compiled version of the program for Win32 compatible computers
    • Program documentation, in Acrobat format
    • Sample files: Hafner’s gopher-lice data, and a one host-one parasite example
Other versions can be requested if you do not have access to a Fortran compiler. Reference:
Legendre, P., Y. Desdevises and E. Bazin. 2002. A statistical test for host-parasite coevolution. Systematic Biology 51(2): 217-234.

Last updated on Monday, April 06, 2009 by Philippe Casgrain
Created on Monday, March 11, 2002