The dynamics of a 'resistant'and a 'susceptible'strain of a self-regulated host species, in the
presence of a directly transmitted pathogen, is investigated. The two strains trade off …

Multiple infections are known to affect virulence evolution. Some studies even show that
coinfections may decrease the overall virulence (the disease-induced mortality of a …

The paper describes recent progress in the development of a mathematical framework for
the study of the epidemiology, evolution, within-host parasite population growth and the …

We used a mathematical model to evaluate the hypothesis that parasites and pathogens
with long living propagules should evolve high levels of virulence, ie high rates of pathogen …

This paper explores the effect of discontinuous periodic host absence on the evolution of
pathogen transmission rates by using R 0 maximisation techniques. The physiological …

The word 'virulence'has the same Latin origin as the word 'virus', which originally refered to
any pathogen that caused disease. Virulence should therefore refer specifically to a property …

Selection on pathogens tends to favour the evolution of growth and reproductive rates and a
concomitant level of virulence (damage done to the host) that maximizes pathogen fitness …

We present a simple unscaled, quantitative framework that addresses the optimum use of
resources throughout a host's lifetime based on continuous exposure to parasites (rather …

Host and parasite evolution are closely intertwined, with selection for adaptations and
counter‐adaptations forming a coevolutionary feedback loop. Coevolutionary dynamics are …

The evolution of parasite virulence and the origin of cooperative genomes in primitive cells
are both problems that balance cooperative and competitive interactions among symbionts. I …