Generalism and the evolution of parasite virulence

被引:109
作者
Leggett, Helen C. [1 ,2 ]
Buckling, Angus [2 ]
Long, Grainne H. [3 ]
Boots, Mike [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Zool, Oxford OX1 3PS, England
[2] Univ Exeter, Penryn TR10 9EZ, England
[3] Univ Cambridge, MRC Epidemiol Unit, Inst Publ Hlth, Addenbrookes Hosp, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, England
基金
英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会;
关键词
PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; KIN SELECTION; HOST SPECIALIZATION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; ARMS RACES; TRADE-OFF; RED-QUEEN; TRANSMISSION; MALARIA; SPECIFICITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.tree.2013.07.002
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
The evolution of parasite-imposed host harm (virulence) will be affected by numerous factors, not least the range of hosts that parasites can infect. Here, we consider four ways that parasite host range (generalism) might directly affect observed levels of parasite virulence: costs of generalism, multiplicity of infection, maladaptive virulence, and host availability. Integrating parasite infectivity range with life-history evolution will generate novel general hypotheses for the evolutionary ecology of virulence, as well as explicit predictions about the virulence of emerging diseases resulting from host shifts.
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页码:592 / 596
页数:5
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