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Behavioural phenotypes predict disease susceptibility and infectiousness.
Biology letters - 1 Aug 2016
Araujo Alessandra, Kirschman Lucas, Warne Robin W
Abstract excerpt
Behavioural phenotypes may provide a means for identifying individuals that disproportionally contribute to disease spread and epizootic outbreaks. For example, bolder phenotypes may experience greater exposure and susceptibility to pathogenic infection because of distinct interactions with conspecifics and their environment. We tested the value of behavioural phenotypes in larval amphibians for predicting...
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