On the relationship between body condition and parasite infection in wildlife: a review and meta‐analysis
Body condition metrics are widely used to infer animal health and to assess costs of parasite
infection. Since parasites harm their hosts, ecologists might expect negative relationships …
infection. Since parasites harm their hosts, ecologists might expect negative relationships …
The energetic costs of sub‐lethal helminth parasites in mammals: a meta‐analysis
Parasites, by definition, have a negative effect on their host. However, in wild mammal
health and conservation research, sub‐lethal infections are commonly assumed to have …
health and conservation research, sub‐lethal infections are commonly assumed to have …
Moving beyond body condition indices as an estimate of fitness in ecological and evolutionary studies
Body condition indices, measures of body 'plumpness' or mass relative to frame size, are
often used as a proxy for lipid reserves or fitness‐related traits of animals and assumed to be …
often used as a proxy for lipid reserves or fitness‐related traits of animals and assumed to be …
What do we know (and need to know) about the role of urban habitats as ecological traps? Systematic review and meta-analysis
Urban areas represent a spectrum that goes from being safe habitats for biodiversity (ie,
habitats more or equally preferred, without costs to fitness) to being ecological traps (ie …
habitats more or equally preferred, without costs to fitness) to being ecological traps (ie …
There's no harm in having too much: a comprehensive toolbox of methods in trophic ecology
Trophic ecology is the study of feeding interactions and food acquisition by organisms. It
includes the causes and consequences of those behaviours at all levels of biological …
includes the causes and consequences of those behaviours at all levels of biological …
Evaluating cetacean body condition; a review of traditional approaches and new developments
J Castrillon, S Bengtson Nash - Ecology and Evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to accurately gauge the body condition of free‐swimming cetaceans is invaluable
in population and conservation biology, due to the direct implications that this measure has …
in population and conservation biology, due to the direct implications that this measure has …
Ophidiomyces ophidiicola detection and infection: a global review on a potential threat to the world's snake populations
MR Di Nicola, L Coppari, T Notomista… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo) is one of the most relevant fungal pathogens for snakes. It is
the etiological agent of ophidiomycosis, an emerging disease causing dysecdysis, skin …
the etiological agent of ophidiomycosis, an emerging disease causing dysecdysis, skin …
[HTML][HTML] A heavy burden: Metal exposure across the land-ocean continuum in an adaptable carnivore
Urbanisation and associated anthropogenic activities release large quantities of toxic metals
and metalloids into the environment, where they may bioaccumulate and threaten both …
and metalloids into the environment, where they may bioaccumulate and threaten both …
[HTML][HTML] A fat chance of survival: body condition provides life-history dependent buffering of environmental change in a wild mammal population
Environmental change often causes decreased food availability and/or increased foraging
costs, putting wild animals at risk of starvation. Body-fat reserves can enable individuals to …
costs, putting wild animals at risk of starvation. Body-fat reserves can enable individuals to …
Environmental suitability models predict population density, performance and body condition for microendemic salamanders
Species can show strong variation of local abundance across their ranges. Recent analyses
suggested that variation in abundance can be related to environmental suitability, as the …
suggested that variation in abundance can be related to environmental suitability, as the …