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Comment
. 2023 Nov;36(11):1571-1576.
doi: 10.1111/jeb.14245.

Multiple infection theory rather than 'socio-virology'? A commentary on Leeks et al. 2023

Samuel Alizon  1
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Multiple infection theory rather than 'socio-virology'? A commentary on Leeks et al. 2023

Samuel Alizon. J Evol Biol. 2023 Nov.
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Keywords: coinfections; cooperation; epidemiology; fitness; kin selection; levels of adaptation; spatial structure.

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  • Open questions in the social lives of viruses.
    Leeks A, Bono LM, Ampolini EA, Souza LS, Höfler T, Mattson CL, Dye AE, Díaz-Muñoz SL. Leeks A, et al. J Evol Biol. 2023 Nov;36(11):1551-1567. doi: 10.1111/jeb.14203. J Evol Biol. 2023. PMID: 37975507 Free PMC article. Review.

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