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Host phylogeny shapes viral transmission networks in an island ecosystem - Nature Ecology & Evolution


Sampling the viromes of vertebrates, arthropods and plants on an island ecosystem shows that viral transmission between species is strongly affected by phylogeny but less affected by predator–prey relationships and that generalist viruses pose the greatest zoonotic risk.

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