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Fast-killing parasites can be favoured in spatially structured populations

It is becoming increasingly clear that the evolution of infectious disease is influenced by host population structure. Theory predicts that parasites should be more ‘prudent’—less transmissible—in spatially structured host populations. However, here we (i) highlight how low transmission, the phenoty...

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Autores principales: Leggett, Helen C., Wild, Geoff, West, Stuart A., Buckling, Angus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5352822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28289263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0096

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