Group living and pathogen infection revisited

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• 作者：Vanessa O Ezenwa¹ ; ² ; ^{vezenwa@uga.edu} ; Ria R Ghai¹ ; Alexa F McKay¹ ; Allison E Williams¹
• 刊名：Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：12
• 期：Complete
• 页码：66-72
• 全文大小：954 K
• 卷排序：12

文摘

Group living may confer pathogen resistance or tolerance benefits on hosts. Transmission of low doses of pathogens in social groups might protect individuals from future infection. Improved resource acquisition in social groups might help individuals mitigate the fitness costs of infection. Social transmission of commensal microbes might enhance both host resistance and tolerance to pathogens. Anti-parasite benefits of group living may be as common as well-known pathogen costs.