Open AccessSpatial compartmentalization: A nonlethal predator mechanism to reduce parasite transmission between prey species
Author(s) -
Luiz Gustavo Rodrigues OliveiraSantos,
Seth A. Moore,
William J. Severud,
James D. Forester,
Edmund J. Isaac,
Yvette ChenauxIbrahim,
Tyler J. Garwood,
Luis E. Escobar,
Tamir Wolf
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.abj5944
Subject(s) - predation , odocoileus , biology , ecology , predator , generalist and specialist species , wildlife , metapopulation , habitat , wildlife disease , apex predator , biological dispersal , population , demography , sociology
Predators reduced parasite spillover transmission and disease emergence among prey species.