Evolution of microparasites in spatially and genetically structured host populations: The example of RHDV infecting rabbits

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-227

  Fouchet, David ^a   Le Pendu, Jacques ^b   Guitton, Jean Sébastien ^c   Guiserix, Micheline ^a   Marchandeau, Stéphane ^c   Pontier, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Evolution of virulence; Matching allele model; Metapopulation; Stochastic model

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; COEVOLUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LAGOMORPH; LOCAL EXTINCTION; METAPOPULATION; PARASITIC DISEASE; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; STOCHASTICITY; VIRULENCE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 60449110104     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.11.021     Document Type: Article

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