Intraguild predation decreases predator fitness with potentially varying effects on pathogen transmission in a herbivore host

Predators and pathogens often regulate the population dynamics of their prey or hosts. When species interact with both their predators and their pathogens, understanding each interaction in isolation may not capture the system’s dynamics. For instance, predators can influence pathogen transmission via consumptive effects, such as feeding on infected prey, or non-consumptive effects, such as changing the prey’s susceptibility to infection. A prey...