ArticleEcology and evolution2019
Parasite infections in a social carnivore: Evidence of their fitness consequences and factors modulating infection load.
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- No strong associations between temperature and the host-parasite interaction in wild stickleback.Journal of fish biology · 2022Article
- The performance of field sampling for parasite detection in a wild passerine.Ecology and evolution · 2022Article
- Evaluating noninvasive methods for estimating cestode prevalence in a wild carnivore population.PloS one · 2022Article
- Carnivore Detection at the Domestic/Wildlife Interface within Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Genetic diversity of vector-borne pathogens in spotted and brown hyenas from Namibia and Tanzania relates to ecological conditions rather than host taxonomy.Parasites & vectors · 2021Article
- Noninvasively measured immune responses reflect current parasite infections in a wild carnivore and are linked to longevity.Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
- Effects of life history stage and climatic conditions on fecal egg counts in plains zebras (Equus quagga) in the Serengeti National Park.Parasitology research · 2020Article
- Parasite infections in a social carnivore: Evidence of their fitness consequences and factors modulating infection load.Ecology and evolution · 2019Article
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Abstract
There are substantial individual differences in parasite composition and infection load in wildlife populations. Few studies have investigated the factors shaping this heterogeneity in large wild mammals or the impact of parasite infections on Darwinian fitness, particularly in juveniles. A host's parasite composition and infection load can be shaped by factors that determine contact with infective parasite stages and those that determine the host's resistance to infection, such as abiotic and social environmental factors, and age. Host-parasite interactions and synergies between coinfecting parasites may also be important. We test predictions derived from these different processes to investigate factors shaping infection loads (fecal egg/oocyte load) of two energetically costly gastrointestinal parasites: the hookworm
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