The impact of host longevity on disease transmission: Host-pathogen dynamics and the evolution of resistance

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 659-675

  Carlsson Granér, Ulla ^a   Thrall, Peter H ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disease dynamics; Disease transmission; Evolution of resistance; Host longevity; Microbotryum violaceum; Spatial structure; Sterilizing pathogen

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; FUNGI; MICROBOTRYUM VIOLACEUM;

EID: 33646751545     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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