| the risk of disease to great apes: simulating disease spread in orang-utan (pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) and chimpanzee (pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) association networks. | all great ape species are endangered, and infectious diseases are thought to pose a particular threat to their survival. as great ape species vary substantially in social organisation and gregariousness, there are likely to be differences in susceptibility to disease types and spread. understanding the relation between social variables and disease is therefore crucial for implementing effective conservation measures. here, we simulate the transmission of a range of diseases in a population of or ... | 2014 | 24740263 |