Beyond competence: a mechanistic model of avian demographic drivers in West Nile virus dynamics
Elisa Fesce, Eleonora Cattaneo, Giovanni Marini, Roberto Rosà, Davide Lelli, Monica Pierangela Cerioli, Luca Ilahiane, Diego Rubolini, Mario Chiari, Nicola Ferrari
This paper uses mathematical modeling to show that avian demographic traits like breeding timing and offspring production significantly influence West Nile virus transmission dynamics in Lombardy, Italy.
bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2026 · PreprintEcology