Phylogenetic structure and host abundance drive disease pressure in communities

Ingrid M. Parker (), Megan Saunders, Megan Bontrager, Andrew P. Weitz, Rebecca Hendricks, Roger Magarey, Karl Suiter and Gregory S. Gilbert
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Ingrid M. Parker: University of California Santa Cruz
Megan Saunders: University of California Santa Cruz
Megan Bontrager: University of California Santa Cruz
Andrew P. Weitz: University of California Santa Cruz
Rebecca Hendricks: University of California Santa Cruz
Roger Magarey: Center for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University
Karl Suiter: Center for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University
Gregory S. Gilbert: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Nature, 2015, vol. 520, issue 7548, 542-544

Abstract: Rare species may have an advantage in a community by suffering less from disease; here it is shown that, because pathogens are shared among species, it is not just the abundance of a particular species but the structure of the whole community that affects exposure to disease.

Date: 2015
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