Predation on infected host promotes evolutionary branching of virulence and pathogens' biodiversity

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 307, Issue , 2012, Pages 29-36

  Morozov, Andrew ^a   Best, Alex ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecoepidemiology; Evolutionary branching; Polymorphism; Virulence evolution

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GAME THEORY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PATHOGEN; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; VIRULENCE;

ADAPTIVE DYNAMICS; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY BRANCHING; EVOLUTIONARY GAME THEORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PREDATION; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84861212192     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.04.023     Document Type: Article

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