Viruses as Complex Adaptive Systems /

How complex systems theory sheds new light on the adaptive dynamics of viral populationsViruses are everywhere, infecting all sorts of living organisms, from the tiniest bacteria to the largest mammals. Many are harmful parasites, but viruses also play a major role as drivers of our evolution as a s...

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Main Authors: Solé, Ricard (Author), Elena, Santiago F. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2018
Series:Primers in Complex Systems ; 15
Subjects:
Adaptation (Biology) > Mathematical models.
Adaptive control systems.
Viruses.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Virology.
virológia
ISBN:9780691185118
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • 1. The Virosphere
  • 2. Alive or Dead?
  • 3. Landscapes
  • 4. Virus Dynamics and Arms Races
  • 5. Epidemics
  • 6. Emergent Viruses
  • 7. Origins
  • 8. Computer Viruses and Beyond
  • References
  • Index

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