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SUBMITTER: Pigeault R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6122125 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pigeault Romain R Caudron Quentin Q Nicot Antoine A Rivero Ana A Gandon Sylvain S
Evolution letters 20180622 4
Temporal variations in the activity of arthropod vectors can dramatically affect the epidemiology and evolution of vector-borne pathogens. Here, we explore the "Hawking hypothesis", which states that these pathogens may evolve the ability to time investment in transmission to match the activity of their vectors. First, we use a theoretical model to identify the conditions promoting the evolution of time-varying transmission strategies in pathogens. Second, we experimentally test the "Hawking hyp ...[more]