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The evolution of virulence| old_uid | 7137 |
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| title | The evolution of virulence |
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| start_date | 2009/06/09 |
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| schedule | 15h |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | salle 206 |
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| summary | The individual host is a cul-de-sac for parasites that reproduce within it and so parasite persistence relies on host-to-host transmission. As a consequence, natural selection acts on two intertwined levels. Adopting the Adaptive Dynamics approach, we study some of the consequences in the context of caricatural models for within-host dynamics. The inspiration came from a paper of Gilchrist & Coombs (TPB 69(2006)145-153) but we incorporate superinfection and thus deal with a variant of the milker-killer dilemma. We find that dimorphism may arise by a degenerate form of branching. The lecture is based on joint work with Barbara Boldin. |
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| responsibles | Berestycki, Nadal, Rosenstiehl |
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