Thesis
The effects of contact patterns and genetic specificity on host and parasite evolution
- Abstract:
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Many bacteria, viruses and other parasites cause severe morbidity or mortality in their host populations, creating strong selection for physiological or behavioural mechanisms to avoid disease. Likewise, changes in host susceptibility and contact patterns can dramatically influence the spread of infectious diseases, and hence selection for traits such as virulence and infectivity range in parasites. Understanding how ecological and evolutionary changes in one population affect selection in...
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Authors
Contributors
+ Gupta, S
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Role:
Supervisor
+ Buckling, A
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Role:
Supervisor
Funding
+ Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Ashby, B
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2014
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:9813
- Deposit date:
- 2015-01-28
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Ashby, B
- Copyright date:
- 2014
- Notes:
- This thesis is not currently available on ORA.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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