Generalism and the evolution of parasite virulence

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 592-596

  Leggett, Helen C ^a,b   Buckling, Angus ^b   Long, Gráinne H ^c   Boots, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HOST RANGE; INFECTIVITY; PARASITE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVOLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84884356288     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.07.002     Document Type: Review

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