Network analysis of host–virus communities in bats and rodents reveals determinants of cross-species transmission

Luis, Angela D.; O'Shea, Thomas J.; Hayman, David T. S.; Wood, James L. N.; Cunningham, Andrew A.; Gilbert, Amy T.; Mills, James N.; Webb, Colleen T.

Species traits were compiled from online databases and the literature as described in Luis et al. (2013) . We examined body mass, number of litters per year, litter size, maximum longevity, torpor use, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) conservation status, geographical distribution area, latitude of the midpoint of the species distribution, number of other species in the same taxonomic order that are sympatric, and for bats only, migratory classification, diet, gregariousness and propensity to roost in caves. See supplemental Figures S4-S7 in Luis et al. (2013) for plots of the raw data. Bat species traits that were new to these analyses were gregariousness, propensity to roost in caves and diet (see Supporting Information for more details). Virus and host trait data and R code are provided online as Supporting Information.