Model sets and data used in the preprint "Evaluating functional dispersal and its eco-epidemiological implications in a nest ectoparasite", reviewed and recommended by Peer Community In Ecology (https
1.The size of disease epidemics remains difficult to predict, especially when parasites interact with multiple species. Traits of focal hosts like susceptibility could directly predict epidemic size,
All else equal, parasites that harm host fitness should depress densities of their hosts. However, parasites that alter host traits may increase host density via indirect ecological interactions. Here
