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Transmission Evolution

Transmission Evolution is a theoretical framework in parasite evolution that specifies the adaptive processes by which parasites optimize their transmission strategies between hosts, distinguishing itself from related evolutionary mechanisms by focusing specifically on the selective pressures and trade-offs governing transmission efficiency.

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4.4K

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187

Authors

113

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2017–2026

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64

THE EVOLUTION OF VIRULENCE IN PATHOGENS WITH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL TRANSMISSION

Marc Lipsitch, Steven Siller, Martin A. Nowak · Evolution · 1996 · 365 citations · Full text

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SELECTION OF BENEVOLENCE IN A HOST–PARASITE SYSTEM

J. J. Bull, Ian J. Molineux, William R. Rice · Evolution · 1991 · 309 citations · Full text

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EVOLUTION OF MULTIHOST PARASITES

Sylvain Gandon · Evolution · 2004 · 238 citations

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EVOLUTION OF MULTIHOST PARASITES

Sylvain Gandon · Evolution · 2004 · 208 citations

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The Evolution of Virulence in Pathogens with Vertical and Horizontal Transmission

Marc Lipsitch, Steven Siller, Martin A. Nowak · Evolution · 1996 · 194 citations

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Authors

187

  1. SG
    Sylvain Gandon

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    4 publications · 615 citations

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  2. FT
    Frédéric Thomas

    Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France

    3 publications · 309 citations

    3

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  3. MB
    Michael Boots

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 107 citations

    3

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  4. EO
    Edward O. Jones

    University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 57 citations

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  5. AW
    Andrew White

    Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 57 citations

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Institutions

113

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle

    Montpellier, France

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology

    Plön, Germany

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    149 citations

  7. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    600 citations

  8. Université de Montpellier

    Montpellier, France

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    502 citations

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Venues

  1. Evolution

    10 publications · 1.7K citations

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  2. The American Naturalist

    AN · 5 publications · 439 citations

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  4. Journal of Parasitology

    3 publications · 120 citations

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  5. Journal of Evolutionary Biology

    JEB · 2 publications · 124 citations

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