Wolves contribute to disease control in a multi-host system.

摘要: We combine model results with field data for a system of wolves (Canis lupus) that prey on wild boar (Sus scrofa), wildlife reservoir tuberculosis, to examine how predation may contribute disease control in multi-host systems. Results show can lead marked reduction the prevalence infection without leading host population density since mortality due be compensated by induced mortality. A key finding therefore is harbours virulent regulated at similar high or low prevalence. Predators provide ecosystem service which should recognised when considering human-carnivore conflicts and conservation re-establishment carnivore populations.