The evolution of cheating in viruses
Cooperation is vulnerable to cheating, and both cooperation and cheating may be especially common in viruses. Here, Leeks et al. place diverse examples of viral cooperation and cheating within an evolutionary framework, highlighting opportunities emerging from greater synthesis of virology and evolu...
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| author | Asher Leeks Stuart A. West Melanie Ghoul |
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| description | Cooperation is vulnerable to cheating, and both cooperation and cheating may be especially common in viruses. Here, Leeks et al. place diverse examples of viral cooperation and cheating within an evolutionary framework, highlighting opportunities emerging from greater synthesis of virology and evolutionary theory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2038e57911a5448fa53637d6bf768ef92022-12-21T18:02:28ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232021-11-0112111410.1038/s41467-021-27293-6The evolution of cheating in virusesAsher Leeks0Stuart A. West1Melanie Ghoul2Department of Zoology, University of OxfordDepartment of Zoology, University of OxfordDepartment of Zoology, University of OxfordCooperation is vulnerable to cheating, and both cooperation and cheating may be especially common in viruses. Here, Leeks et al. place diverse examples of viral cooperation and cheating within an evolutionary framework, highlighting opportunities emerging from greater synthesis of virology and evolutionary theory.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27293-6 |
| spellingShingle | Asher Leeks Stuart A. West Melanie Ghoul The evolution of cheating in viruses Nature Communications |
| title | The evolution of cheating in viruses |
| title_full | The evolution of cheating in viruses |
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| title_short | The evolution of cheating in viruses |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27293-6 |
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