The evolution of stage‐specific virulence: Differential selection of parasites in juveniles
Abstract The impact of infectious disease is often very different in juveniles and adults, but theory has focused on the drivers of stage‐dependent defense in hosts rather than the potential for stage‐dependent virulence evolution in parasites. Stage structure has the potential to be important to th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Evolution Letters |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/evl3.105 |