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Epidemiological theory normally does not predict host extinction from infectious disease because of a host density threshold below which pathogens cannot persist. However, host extinction can occur when a biotic or abiotic pathogen reservoir allows for density-independent transmission.
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- Langhammer, Penny F. (Author)
- Collins, James P. (Thesis advisor)
- Brooks, Thomas M (Committee member)
- Burrowes, Patricia A. (Committee member)
- Anderies, John M (Committee member)
- Escalante, Ananias A (Committee member)
- Smith, Andrew T. (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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2013
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- Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2013Note typethesis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-90)Note typebibliography
- Field of study: Biology
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by Penny F. Langhammer