Extended Data Fig. 8: The probability of an individual being re-sighted with UVF dust by group size.
From: Cryptic connections illuminate pathogen transmission within community networks
a, The probability of M. lucifugus (n = 1,697 individuals re-sighted for all dust colours) individuals having UVF dust that originated from another M. lucifugus increased with group size (generalized linear mixed-effects model with site and individual bat as random effects, and group size as a fixed effect; group size, coefficient: 0.017 ± 0.005; intercept, −0.596 ± 0.201, P = 0.0015). b, The probability of M. lucifugus (n = 4,164 individuals re-sighted for all dust colours) having UVF dust that originated from dusted M. septentrionalis decreased with M. lucifugus group size (group size coefficient, −0.013 ± 0.004; intercept, −1.973 ± 0.221, P = 0.0003). This suggests that M. septentrionalis were more likely to contact M. lucifugus roosting solitarily than in groups, whereas M. lucifugus roosting in groups were more likely to be contacted by other M. lucifugus than were M. lucifugus individuals that roosted solitarily.
