A metapopulation model of the spread of the Devil Facial Tumour Disease predicts the long term collapse of its host but not its extinction
Veronika Siska, Anders Eriksson, Bernhard Mehlig, Andrea Manica
The paper uses a spatial metapopulation model to predict the long-term persistence of Tasmanian Devils alongside DFTD, despite population decline.
bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2018 · PreprintEcology