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Description: |
xvi, 412 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Introduction to virus origins and their role in biological evolution -- Molecular basis of genetic variation of viruses : error-prone replication -- Darwinian principles acting on highly mutable viruses -- Interaction of virus populations with their hosts -- Viral fitness as a measure of adaptation -- Virus population dynamics examined with experimental model systems -- Long-term virus evolution in nature -- Quasispecies dynamics in disease prevention and control -- Trends in antiviral strategies -- Collective population effects in nonviral systems. |