Modeling endosymbioses: Insights and hypotheses from theoretical approaches

Endosymbiotic relationships are pervasive across diverse taxa of life, offering key avenues for eco-evolutionary dynamics. Although a variety of experimental and empirical frameworks have shed light on critical aspects of endosymbiosis, theoretical frameworks (mathematical models) are especially wel...

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Virulence
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Mitochondria
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Plasmids
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Symbiosis
Virulence
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