The crowding tax in parasites: linking dispersal behaviour to population growth in entomopathogenic nematodes
Ashwini Ramesh, Theresa Jones, Rayann Dorleans, Lexie Totaro, Farrah Bashey
This paper quantifies the fitness cost of parasite aggregation in entomopathogenic nematodes by linking dispersal behavior to population growth using experimental and modeling approaches.
bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2026 · PreprintEcology