Parasites in a social world: Lessons from primates
Year: 2022
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Social behavior and parasitism interconnect at all levels of sociality, from the community to the population and from the group down to the individual. This chapter explores key findings on the parasite-related costs and benefits of sociality, focusing on primates. The research spans across social networks, dominance and affiliative relationships, and individual behavior and physiology, highlighting established links between primate sociality and parasitism and identifying important gaps for future research. Given the use of nuanced conceptual frameworks and new analytical methods, combined with experimental studies and growing empirical data from long-term field projects, primates are a particularly exciting and helpful taxon for studying sociality-parasite interactions.
Source: Oxford University Press eBooks
Authors: Baptiste Sadoughi, Simone Anzà, Charlotte Defolie, Virgile Manin, Nadine Müller-Klein, Tatiana Murillo, Markus Ulrich, Doris Wu
Language: English
Topic: Primate Behavior and Ecology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4296626558