Parasite passes through predator
We predict predator spreading if:
- (at least some) parasites can survive gut passage
- predator range is substantially larger than prey range
- prey preferentially feed in areas where predators defecate or predator
feces are widely distributed
Outstanding questions:
- What taxa of parasites are most likely to survive predator gut
passage?
- What taxa of predators or predation strategies are most likely to
produce increases in transmission due to parasites passing through
predators?
- What aspects of predator physiology are likely to promote parasites
surviving gut passage and/or effective spreading of infectious stages
of a parasite?