Evolutionary ecology of virulence in a fish parasite
Virulence (parasite- induced host fitness reduction) is thought to correlate positively with pathogen reproduction rates, but its relationship with pathogen transmission is likely to be determined by a trade- off between the costs and benefits of harming hosts. This project aims to investigate facto...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32945/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32945/1/Muayad%20Mahmud_PhD%20thesis_Final%20Version.pdf |