Phylogeographic and phylodynamic approaches to epidemiological hypothesis testing
S. Dellicour, S. Lequime, B. Vrancken, M. S. Gill, P. Bastide, K. Gangavarapu, N. L. Matteson, Y. Tan, L. du Plessis, A. A. Fisher, M. I. Nelson, M. Gilbert, M. A. Suchard, K. G. Andersen, N. D. Grubaugh, , P. Lemey
This study uses phylogeographic and phylodynamic methods to test hypotheses about West Nile virus dispersal and genetic diversity, finding temperature influences on spread and no strong evidence for migratory bird flyway restriction.
bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology