ArticleEcology and evolution2025
Temporal Variation in Early-Life Conditions Impacts on Later-Life Levels of Infection in Sex Specific Ways.
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- Age at First Reproduction Predicts Sex-Specific Parasite Infection Trajectories Through Adulthood.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Temporal Variation in Early-Life Conditions Impacts on Later-Life Levels of Infection in Sex Specific Ways.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
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Abstract
Parasites are a fundamental component of wild animal populations, often inducing sub-lethal chronic effects that impact host fitness and demography. However, the factors determining variation in infection burden are often poorly understood in wild systems. Environmental conditions can determine exposure to infection and the resources required to respond, but exhibit strong temporal variation. As environmental conditions are predicted to become more variable, it is crucial to understand how these conditions shape burden to predict the downstream effects on host populations. Early-life conditions can shape responses to infection, potentially leading to delayed effects of environmental variation on fitness. The extent to which these are mediated by resources and later-life conditions remains unclear and may vary between the sexes, who often differ in exposure risk and resource requirements. Here, we examine how differences in hatching and breeding conditions influence parasite burden throughout life. We utilise data from a long-term population study of European shags (
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