Early‐life conditions impact fitness, but whether the combined effect of extrinsic stressors is additive or synergistic is not well known. This is a major knowledge gap because exposure …
The utility of fresh green material in avian nests is still not fully understood. Potential explanations include the effects of plants' volatile compounds on parasite reduction (nest …
Urbanisation is proceeding at an alarming rate which forces wildlife to either retreat from urban areas or cope with novel stressors linked to human presence and activities. For …
Environmental factors, such as elevated temperature, can have varying effects on hosts and their parasites, which can have consequences for the net outcome of this relationship. The …
SE Wolf, S Zhang, ED Clotfelter - Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Parasites are a strong selective force that can influence fitness‐related traits. The length of chromosome‐capping telomeres can be used to assess the long‐term costs of parasitism …
Ø Varpe, S Bauer - Arctic One Health: Challenges for Northern Animals …, 2022 - Springer
Many animals are highly mobile and have evolved long-distance migrations that make them actors in multiple ecosystems through the year and throughout their life. Most long-distance …
Les facteurs de stress biotiques, tels que les parasites, peuvent affecter le fitness d'un animal en modifiant le comportement et la physiologie de l'hôte. Puisque les parasites sont …
Wild animals have parasites that can compromise their physiological and/or behavioural performance. Yet, the extent to which parasite load is related to intraspecific variation in …
Nestlings of most passerine species face many stressors including early exposure to ectoparasites. Ectoparasites negatively impact the health of nestlings by feeding on their …