Social structure can regulate information and pathogen transmission via social contact or
proximity, which ultimately affects individual fitness. In theory, the social relationships that …

Parasites can impact the behavior of animals and alter the interplay with ecological factors in
their environment. Studying the effects that parasites have on animals thus requires accurate …

Simple Summary One of the basic conditions of animal welfare is good health. While social
behaviors have many benefits for group-living animals, they also play a role in disease …

Parasites are abundant in nature and known to alter the behaviour of animals. These
changes can be directly selected for by the parasite or result from host responses to …

Living in a group provides many benefits to individuals, but also substantial costs (Loehle,
1995). One such cost is increased exposure to parasites and a higher probability of parasite …

Infectious diseases can be considered a threat to animal welfare and are commonly spread
through both direct and indirect social interactions with conspecifics. This is especially true …

A recommendation of: Zhihong Xu, Andrew JJ MacIntosh, Alba Castellano-Navarro, Emilio
Macanás-Martínez, Takafumi Suzumura, Julie Duboscq Linking parasitism to network …