Juvenile agile frogs spatially avoid ranavirus-infected conspecifics

Abstract Exposure to contagious pathogens can result in behavioural changes, which can alter the spread of infectious diseases. Healthy individuals can express generalized social distancing or avoid the sources of infection, while infected individuals can show passive or active self-isolation. Amphi...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Dávid Herczeg, Gergely Horváth, Veronika Bókony, Gábor Herczeg, Andrea Kásler, Dóra Holly, Zsanett Mikó, Nikolett Ujhegyi, János Ujszegi, Tibor Papp, Attila Hettyey
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024-10-01
Subjects:	Behavioural flexibility Behavioural immunity Disease transmission Ranavirus Frog Virus 3 Host-pathogen interactions
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-74575-2