Pathogen clumping: An explanation for non-linear transmission of an insect virus

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-390

  D'Amico, Vincent ^a,b   Elkinton, Joseph S ^a   Podgwaite, John D ^c   Buonaccorsi, J P ^a   Dwyer, Greg ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Host pathogen interaction; Non linear transmission

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INSECT; VIRAL DISEASE;

CYPOVIRUS; INSECTA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIA DISPAR NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 27744494871     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00697.x     Document Type: Article

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