ArticleEcology and evolution2026
Age at First Reproduction Predicts Sex-Specific Parasite Infection Trajectories Through Adulthood.
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Abstract
Parasites can impose substantial fitness costs on hosts, yet infection intensity varies markedly among individuals and across life stages. Age-related variation in parasite burden may reflect shifts in behaviour or physiology that alter exposure and susceptibility, or arise from selective disappearance of heavily infected individuals. Distinguishing between these processes is essential for understanding the ecological and evolutionary consequences of parasitism in wild populations. Age at first reproduction (AFR) is a fundamental life-history trait that shapes lifelong infection dynamics through trade-offs between reproductive investment, somatic maintenance, immune defence and survival. Because reproductive investment and timing often differ between sexes, age at first reproduction may generate sex-specific infection trajectories across adulthood, yet whether early-life reproductive strategies are linked to adult parasite dynamics in a sex-specific manner remains largely unexplored. Using 10 years of individual-based monitoring in European shags (
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