Ectoparasites reduce long-term survival of their avian host

1995/12/22 by Charles R. Brown, Mary B. Brown, Bruce Rannala · 217 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Immunology and Microbiology · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Avian ecology and behavior #Biology #Bird parasitology and diseases #Demography #Ecology #Hirundo #Host (biology) #Obligate #Parasitism #Population #Survivorship curve #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1098/rspb.1995.0211

published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 262(1365), 313-319 (Royal Society)

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Citations

• Ectoparasite virulence is linked to mode of transmission
• Experimental demonstration of the energetic cost of parasitism in free-ranging hosts

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