Drug-resistant parasites and aggregated infection - early-season dynamics

被引:12
作者
Cornell, SJ
Isham, VS
Grenfell, BT
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Zool, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, England
[2] UCL, Dept Stat Sci, London WC1E 6BT, England
关键词
nematode; parasite; drug resistance; aggregation;
D O I
10.1007/s002850000051
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We investigate the effect of spatial aggregation in the infection dynamics of nematode parasites in ruminants. We show that a high degree of spatial aggregation is likely to lead to a dramatically enhanced rate of invasion by drug-resistant strains.
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页码:341 / 360
页数:20
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