Article
An experimental test of the independent action hypothesis in virus-insect pathosystems.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Jun 2009
Zwart Mark P, Hemerik Lia, Cory Jenny S, de Visser J Arjan G M, Bianchi Felix J J A, Van Oers Monique M, Vlak Just M, Hoekstra Rolf F, Van der Werf Wopke
Abstract excerpt
The 'independent action hypothesis' (IAH) states that each pathogen individual has a non-zero probability of causing host death and that pathogen individuals act independently. IAH has not been rigorously tested. In this paper, we (i) develop a probabilistic framework for testing IAH and (ii) demonstrate that, in two out of the six virus-insect pathosystems tested, IAH is supported by the data. We first show that...
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