Infected host competence overshadows heterogeneity in susceptibility in shaping experimental epizootics
Anna A. Pérez‐Umphrey, Kate E. Langwig, James Stephen Adelman, Lauren M. Childs, Jesse Garrett-Larsen, Dana Michelle Hawley, Arietta E. Fleming-Davies
The paper shows that host competence, not susceptibility heterogeneity, drives epidemic outcomes in experimental bird flocks.
Ecology · May 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology