Virulence evolution in response to anti-infection resistance: Toxic food plants can select for virulent parasites of monarch butterflies

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 712-722

  De Roode, J C ^a   Fernandez de Castillejo, C Lopez ^a   Faits, T ^a   Alizon, S ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Danaus plexippus; Herbivory; Host Parasite interaction; Imperfect vaccine; Milkweed; Ophryocystis elektroscirrha; Resistance; Tritrophic interaction; Virulence evolution

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; COEVOLUTION; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TROPHIC INTERACTION; VACCINE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BUTTERFLY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BUTTERFLIES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS, EDIBLE; PLANTS, TOXIC; SELECTION, GENETIC;

ASCLEPIAS; DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; HEXAPODA; OPHRIOCYSTIS ELEKTROSCIRRHA;

EID: 79952699879     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02213.x     Document Type: Article

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