On the mechanistic roots of an ecological law: parasite aggregation
J. F. Rabajante, E. L. Anzia, C. S. Gokhale
This paper develops a mechanistic model of parasite aggregation in hosts that explains the observed pattern without assuming a negative-binomial distribution, showing how simple accumulation processes lead to aggregation.
bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2020 · PreprintEcology