Sick and Tired: Polyparasitism, Food Stress and Sickness Behaviour in a Gregarious Mammal
R. Blersch, P. Henzi, L. Barrett, T. R. Bonnell, A. Ganswindt, C. Young
This study examines how food stress and co-infection with parasites affect sickness behaviour in wild vervet monkeys, finding that food availability is the main driver of behavioural changes.
bioRxiv · Apr 22, 2021Animal Behavior & Cognition