Host-parasite arms race in mutation modifications: Indefinite escalation despite a heavy load?

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-137

  Haraguchi, Yoshihiro ^a   Sasaki, Akira ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MUTATION RATE; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030597347     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.9999     Document Type: Article

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