ENVIRSCI 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Myxoma Virus, Viral Load, Serotiny
27 Mar 2017
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Virulent = having a rapid course and a violent effect. Trade off between virulence and transmission: highly virulent forms killed host too quickly, reducing chance for virus to move to new host. More mild viruses, however, causes fewer lesions and low viral load, reducing chance that virus can move to a new host. Being up high in the area to spread their dead infected corpse. The snail and parasite combo- changes snails antennas colors and size/shape. Zombie snails the worms climb in the snails antennas and wiggle around as well as climbing in sight of birds so that the parasites can be eaten by birds and then infect the birds. A community is an association of multiple interacting species in the same area. Individuals populations (growth) interactions between species community. Disturbance- events that disrupts community structure by affecting physical environment o resources. Examples: mudslides, storms, pollution, temperature, ice, fire, lava,
