On the relationship between evolution of virulence and host demography

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 437-444

  Castillo Chavez, Carlos ^a   Velasco Hernández, Jorge X ^a,b  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VIRULENCE;

DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPERINFECTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0032555053     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0661     Document Type: Article

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