Disentangling interactions among mercury, immunity, and infection in a Neotropical bat community
D. Becker, K. Speer, J. Korstian, D. Volokhov, H. Droke, A. Brown, C. Baijnauth, T. Padgett-Stewart, H. Broders, R. Plowright, T. Rainwater, M. B. Fenton, N. Simmons, M. Chumchal
The paper examines how mercury contamination interacts with immunity and infection in Neotropical bats, finding that higher mercury levels are linked to lower infection odds in some species but not others.
bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2020 · PreprintEcology