The Problem of Auto-Correlation in Parasitology

Laura C. Pollitt; Sarah E. Reece; Nicole Mideo; Daniel H. Nussey; Nick Colegrave

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002590

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The Problem of Auto-Correlation in Parasitology

Laura C. Pollitt ,

* E-mail: lcp12@psu.edu

Affiliations Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, School of Biological Sciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Centre for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Sarah E. Reece,

Affiliations Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, School of Biological Sciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, School of Biological Sciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Nicole Mideo,

Affiliations Centre for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, School of Biological Sciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Daniel H. Nussey,

Affiliations Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, School of Biological Sciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, School of Biological Sciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Nick Colegrave

Affiliation Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, School of Biological Sciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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The Problem of Auto-Correlation in Parasitology

Laura C. Pollitt,
Sarah E. Reece,
Nicole Mideo,
Daniel H. Nussey,
Nick Colegrave

Published: April 12, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002590

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