The role of host population heterogeneity in the evolution of virulence

Journal of Biological Dynamics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-119

  Pugliese, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evolution of virulence; Host heterogeneity; Host pathogen coevolution; Pathogen immune dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 79951778186     PISSN: 17513758     EISSN: 17513766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17513758.2010.519404     Document Type: Article

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