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density-dependent prophylaxis: a standalone construct

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density-dependentprophylaxis1 CONSTRUCTDensity-dependentWILSON · DISEASE ECOLOGY

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Disease ecology

the hypothesis that animals at high population density invest more in disease resistance because infection risk rises with crowding.

In disease ecology, density-dependent prophylaxis refers to the hypothesis that animals at high population density invest more in disease resistance because infection risk rises with crowding. This meaning comes from Wilson (1998) in Ecological Entomology.[1]

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References

  1. Wilson, K., & Reeson, A. F. (1998). Density‐dependent prophylaxis: evidence from Lepidoptera–baculovirus interactions? Ecological Entomology, 23(1), 100-101. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2311.1998.00107.x

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