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Monkeys in the Middle: Parasite Transmission through the Social Network of a Wild Primate

In wildlife populations, group-living is thought to increase the probability of parasite transmission because contact rates increase at high host densities. Physical contact, such as social grooming, is an important component of group structure, but it can also increase the risk of exposure to infec...

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Autores principales: MacIntosh, Andrew J. J., Jacobs, Armand, Garcia, Cécile, Shimizu, Keiko, Mouri, Keiko, Huffman, Michael A., Hernandez, Alexander D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3515516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23227246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051144