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Evolution of pathogen dormancy in fluctuating environments

2026-08-22

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Dormancy is a widespread life-history strategy that enables organisms to persist through periods of adverse environmental conditions. Despite its prevalence, the evolutionary forces shaping dormancy and the timing of reactivation remain poorly understood, particularly in pathogens facing predictable environmental fluctuations. Here, we investigate how seasonal variation can drive the joint evolution of pathogen do...

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Literature Corpus work: 3ff2c409-e04d-51bd-a91e-6012564f3fb0
DOI: 10.64898/2026.08.22.746398

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