How Does the Social Grouping of Animals in Nature Protect Against Sickness? A Perspective

Sickness behavior is broadly represented in vertebrates, usually in association with the fever response in response to acute infections. The reactions to sickness behavior in a group member or potential group member in humans is quite variable, depending upon circumstances. In animals, the reactions...

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Main Authors: Lynette A. Hart, Benjamin L. Hart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2021.672097/full