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Novel pathogen introduction rapidly alters evolved movement strategies, restructuring animal societies
2022-03-12
Abstract excerpt
Animal sociality emerges from individual decisions on how to balance the costs and benefits of being sociable. Movement strategies incorporating social information — the presence and status of neighbours — can modulate spatial associations, helping animals avoid infection while benefiting from indirect information about their environment. When a novel pathogen is introduced into a population, it should increase th...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 883680d1-c09a-567f-a5a0-6d89de2f4e38
- DOI
- 10.1101/2022.03.09.483239
