Trade-off between virulence and vertical transmission and the maintenance of a virulent plant pathogen

American Naturalist

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-175

  Kover, Paula X ^a   Clay, Keith ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungus; Horizontal transmission; Mutualism; Parasitism; Vertical transmission; Virulence

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FUNGAL PATHOGEN; TRADE-OFF; VIRULENCE;

ATKINSONELLA HYPOXYLON; DANTHONIA; DANTHONIA COMPRESSA; FUNGI; HYPOXYLON;

EID: 0031874605     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286159     Document Type: Article

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