The impact of late Pleistocene mammal extinctions on pathogen richness in extant hosts.
T. O. Prys-Jones, A. J. Abraham, J. R. Mihaljevic, K. A. Murray, C. E. Doughty
The paper examines how late Pleistocene mammal extinctions affected pathogen richness in extant mammals, finding increased viral and bacterial richness in regions with high historical extinctions.
bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2023 · PreprintPaleontology