Ageing is associated with profound changes in behaviour that could influence exposure and
susceptibility to infectious disease. As well as determining emergent patterns of infection …

Ant physiology has been fashioned by 100 million years of social evolution. Ants perform
many sophisticated social and collective behaviors yet possess nervous systems similar in …

Researchers studying animal phenotypes often overlook the potential influence of parasites
hiding inside their study organisms. Yet, most wild animals host parasites, which can alter …

Acute infections can alter foraging and movement behaviors relevant to sociality and
pathogen spread. However, few studies have directly examined how acute infections …

Wildlife populations may be the subject of management interventions for disease control that
can have unintended, counterproductive effects. Social structure exerts a strong influence …

Behavioural and physiological resistance are key to slowing epidemic spread. We explore
the evolutionary and epidemic consequences of their different costs for the evolution of …

Animals often mount complex immune responses to infections. Aside from cellular and
molecular defense mechanisms, animals can alter their behavior in response to infection by …

The natural world is under unprecedented and accelerating pressure. Much work on
understanding resilience to local and global environmental change has, so far, focussed on …

The characteristics of infected animals, including their smell, appearance, behaviour or
sound, can greatly differ from those of uninfected conspecifics. These differences can serve …

Social integration can affect an individual's susceptibility to infectious disease. Conversely,
infectious disease can reduce an individual's social activity. Yet, it remains unclear to what …