Behavioural differences: a link between biodiversity and pathogen transmission
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- 作者：Laurie Dizney ; dizney@up.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; M. Denise Dearing
- 关键词：behaviour ; biodiversity ; bold&ndash ; shy phenotype ; deer mouse ; dilution effect ; pathogen transmission ; Peromyscus maniculatus ; Sin Nombre virus
- 刊名：Animal Behaviour
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：111
- 期：Complete
- 页码：341-347
- 全文大小：300 K
文摘
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We used a novel surveillance system to study nocturnal rodent behaviour in the wild.
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We compared behaviours of deer mice on a high- versus low-diversity site.
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Deer mice on the high-diversity site showed reduced pathogen transmission behaviour.
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There were fewer ‘bold’ deer mice on the high-diversity site.
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Pathogen transmission behaviour may be affected by biodiversity.