Keeping the kids at home can limit the persistence of contagious pathogens in social animals
L. Marescot, M. Franz, S. Benhaiem, H. Hofer, M. East, S. Kramer-Schadt
The paper models how offspring with restricted between-group contact reduces epidemic persistence in social animals by increasing fade-out probability, especially for fast-spreading diseases.
bioRxiv · Apr 11, 2020Ecology