Population density drives increased parasitism via greater exposure and reduced resource availability in wild red deer
Exposure to environmentally transmitted parasites should increase with population density due to accumulation of infective parasites in space. However, resource competition also increases with density, lowering immunity and increasing susceptibility, offering an alternative pathway for density-depen...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
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| Series: | Parasitology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182025100516/type/journal_article |
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