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Linking host traits, interactions with competitors and disease: Mechanistic foundations for disease dilution

2018-05-01

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The size of disease epidemics remains difficult to predict, especially when parasites interact with multiple species. Traits of focal hosts like susceptibility could directly predict epidemic size, while other traits including competitive ability might shape it indirectly in communities with a “dilution effect.” In a dilution effect, diluter taxa can reduce disease by regulating (lowering) the density of focal hos...

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Literature Corpus work: 0b22dd88-a843-5257-9c99-43a558eff8f4
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13066

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