Monkeys in the middle: parasite transmission through the social network of a wild primate.

In wildlife populations, group-living is thought to increase the probability of parasite transmission because contact rates increase at high host densities. Physical contact, such as social grooming, is an important component of group structure, but it can also increase the risk of exposure to infec...

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Main Authors: Andrew J J MacIntosh, Armand Jacobs, Cécile Garcia, Keiko Shimizu, Keiko Mouri, Michael A Huffman, Alexander D Hernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3515516?pdf=render