Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Virulence constrains transmission even in the absence of a genetic trade-off
D. P. Godinho, L. R. Rodrigues, S. Lefevre…·A. B. Duncan
The study shows that virulence and parasite fitness have a hump-shaped relationship when transmission is not possible, but a positive correlation when transmission occurs, indicating environmental and genetic influences depending on transmission timing.
DOI 10.1101/2021.10.07.463510