Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
An evolutionary trade-off between parasite virulence and dispersal at experimental invasion fronts
Louise Solveig Noergaard, Giacomo Zilio, Camille Saade…·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.
DOI 10.1111/ele.13692