Let's stick together: Infection enhances preferences for social grouping in a songbird species

Abstract Acute infections can alter foraging and movement behaviors relevant to sociality and pathogen spread. However, few studies have directly examined how acute infections caused by directly transmitted pathogens influence host social preferences. While infected hosts often express sickness beha...

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Main Authors: Marissa M. Langager, James S. Adelman, Dana M. Hawley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-10-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10627