Social animals have more parasite infections but lower infection-related costs

Wednesday, December 19, 2018 - 13:40 in Biology & Nature

Animals living in large groups tend to have more parasites than less social animals do, but according to a new study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, they may also be better protected from the negative effects of those parasites.

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