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On the stability of polymorphic host-pathogen populations.

H J Bremermann, B Fiedler

    Journal of Theoretical Biology
    |December 21, 1985
    PubMed
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    This study shows that specific host-parasite interactions can maintain stable, diverse host populations. Such interactions may explain the genetic diversity observed in wild populations.

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    Area of Science:

    • Ecology
    • Evolutionary Biology
    • Mathematical Biology

    Background:

    • Host-parasite dynamics are crucial for population stability.
    • Genetic polymorphism is common in wild populations, but its drivers are debated.
    • Specific protein interactions often mediate host susceptibility and parasite resistance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the stability of host-parasite population dynamics with specific host-strain and parasite-strain interactions.
    • To explore conditions under which stable polymorphic equilibria can be achieved and maintained.
    • To propose host-pathogen interactions as a potential driver of genetic polymorphism in wild populations.

    Main Methods:

    • Mathematical modeling of host-parasite population dynamics.
    • Analysis of population stability under varying interaction parameters.
    • Simulation of population dynamics with asexual reproduction or sterile mating between host strains.

    Main Results:

    • A sufficiently high parasite-induced death rate can lead to a stable, polymorphic host-parasite equilibrium below the environment's carrying capacity.
    • The absence of a parasite strain typically leads to the extinction of other parasite strains.
    • Stable coexistence of infected and resistant host strains is possible if resistance incurs a birthrate cost and specific parameter conditions are met.

    Conclusions:

    • Host-pathogen interactions can generate and maintain stable genetic polymorphism in host populations.
    • The model provides a mechanism for understanding the persistence of diversity in wild populations.
    • This framework supports the hypothesis that host-pathogen coevolution drives observed genetic diversity.

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