Viruses as Complex Adaptive Systems

by Ricard Solé, Santiago Elena, Santiago F. Elena

How complex systems theory sheds new light on the adaptive dynamics of viral populations

Viruses 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 species and are essential regulators of the composition and complexity of ecosystems on a global scale. This concise book draws on complex...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691158843
• ISBN13: 9780691158846
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"