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Melissa A. Pavez-Fox

University of St AndrewsORCID 0000-0001-5097-2500Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Daniel PhillipsiD· 1 shared Erin R. SiracusaiD· 1 shared James P. HighamiD· 1 shared Josué E. Negrón-Del ValleiD· 1 shared Lauren J. N. BrentiD· 1 shared Matthew J. SilkiD· 1 shared Michael L. PlattiD· 1 shared Noah Snyder‐MackleriD· 1 shared

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Animal Behavior & CognitionPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesPeer-reviewedOct 28, 2024

Social ageing can protect against infectious disease in a group-living primate

Erin R. Siracusa, Melissa A. Pavez-Fox, Josué E. Negrón-Del Valle…·Matthew J. Silk

The paper examines how reduced social connectedness in older primates can mitigate infection risks from a hypothetical pathogen, showing age-related changes in social behavior affect disease dynamics.

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