- Friday, September 20, 2019
- 1:30 PM–2:30 PM
- Science Building 010
Parasite Burden and Infection Duration Variation Among Individuals: Ubiquitous Patterns with a Common Cause? Guest Speaker: Dr. Clay Cressler- University of Nebraska, Lincoln Friday, Sept. 20th, 2019 1:30p - 2:30p SB101 (The Pit)
Parasite Burden and Infection Duration Variation Among Individuals: Ubiquitous Patterns with a Common Cause?
Guest Speaker: Dr. Clay Cressler- University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Friday, Sept. 20th, 2019
1:30p - 2:30p
SB010 (The Pit)
Check out the overview of this week's special presentation in the "BIO295- BioSem" seminar series....
Parasite distributions within a host population are typically aggregated, with most hosts having only a few parasites, and some having many. This pattern, known as Taylor’s law, has attracted considerable empirical and theoretical attention. Here I examine the historical distribution of parasites among fish hosts in Nebraska, showing that the pattern cannot be explained in terms of simple null models. I then propose a novel model for explaining Taylor’s law that relies on Allee effects. I show that these effects are inherent to the host-parasite interaction, and generate realistic variation in infection duration as well as the classic patterns described by Taylor’s law.
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Location details
Science Building 010- located on the ground floor of the Science Building
