'Disease-smart' assisted migration can enhance population fitness and increase resistance to pathogens via immune priming
Enakshi Ghosh, Matthew Wallace, Ruth A. Hufbauer
The paper shows that adding immune-primed migrants to small inbred populations improves survival against pathogens, while non-primed migrants only enhance reproduction.
Insect Conservation and Diversity · May 28, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology