An evolutionary trade-off between parasite virulence and dispersal at experimental invasion fronts
Louise Solveig Noergaard, Giacomo Zilio, Camille Saade, Claire Gougat-Barbera, Matthew D. Hall, Emanuel A. Fronhofer, Oliver Kaltz
This study shows parasites at the front of an epidemic evolve lower virulence and less horizontal transmission investment, suggesting a trade-off between virulence and host dispersal.
bioRxiv · Jan 31, 2020Evolutionary Biology