Viruses as Complex Adaptive Systems / / Ricard Solé, Santiago F. Elena.

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2018 English
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Primers in Complex Systems ; 15
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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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