Insect virus transmission: different routes to persistence
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| Authors: | Cory, JS |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Journal: | Current Opinion in Insect Science 8: 130-135 Article Link (DOI) |
| Title: | Insect virus transmission: different routes to persistence |
| Abstract: | Transmission is a fundamental process in disease ecology; however, the factors that modulate transmission and the dynamical and evolutionary consequences of these factors in host populations are difficult to study in natural settings. Much of our current knowledge comes from a limited number of virus groups and few ecological studies. Alternatively, progress has been made in the detection of new viruses and in probing the molecular basis of behavioural manipulation of hosts that might influence virus transmission. An expanding theoretical framework provides guidelines on the conditions under which particular transmission strategies might evolve, and their dynamical consequences, but empirical tests are lacking. |
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