A photo of Amy carrying out wild wood mouse fieldwork.

Amy Sweeny: Why is this mouse more infected than others?

In this new post Amy Sweeny, postdoctoral research at University of Edinburgh, presents her last work ‘Spatiotemporal variation in drivers of parasitism in a wild wood mouse population.’ She discusses the importance of recognising the forces behind parasitism, the difficulties behind field work and her career path on disease ecology. About the paper In natural populations, parasite infection is ubiquitous. However, some individuals within a … Continue reading Amy Sweeny: Why is this mouse more infected than others?