Resource asynchrony and landscape homogenization as drivers of virulence evolution
T. Kürschner, C. Scherer, V. Radchuk, N. Blaum, S. Kramer-Schadt
This study uses a model to show that landscape homogenization increases pathogen virulence, while fragmentation favors less virulent strains, with high virulence strains dominating at high host density.
bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2022 · PreprintEcology