Effects of population density and body size on disease ecology of the European lobster in a temperate marine conservation zone

Charlotte E. Davies1*, Andrew F. Johnson2, EmmaC.Wootton1, Spencer J. Greenwood3, K. Fraser Clark3, Claire L. Vogan4, and Andrew F. Rowley1 Department of Biosciences, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0202, USA Department of Biomedical Sciences and AVC Lobster Science Centre, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 4P3 College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK *Corresponding author: tel: +44 7814 161356; e-mail: cedavies72@gmail.com