THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOST LIFESPAN AND PATHOGEN RESERVOIR POTENTIAL: AN ANALYSIS IN THE SYSTEM ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA--CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS.

The relationship between host lifespan and pathogen reservoir potential: an analysis in the system Arabidopsis thaliana--cucumber mosaic virus.

Identification of the determinants of pathogen reservoir potential is central to understand disease emergence.It has been proposed that host lifespan is one such determinant: short-lived hosts will invest less in costly defenses against pathogens, so that they will be more susceptible to infection, more competent Toners as sources of infection and/

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