Adaptation and the evolution of parasite virulence in a connected world

Nature

Volumn 459, Issue 7249, 2009, Pages 983-986

  Wild, Geoff ^a   Gardner, Andy ^b   West, Stuart A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FITNESS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH RATE; HOST; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARASITES; SELECTION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE;

EID: 67649295308     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature08071     Document Type: Article

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