Sick animals limit disease transmission by isolating themselves from their peers
Monday, August 22, 2016 - 11:01
in Biology & Nature
When animals get sick, they may change their behaviour, becoming less active, for example. The study’s lead author, Patricia Lopes from the Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies at the University of Zurich, says that previous research in wild animals has generally ignored how this change in behaviour may affect social contacts in a […]