Impacts of parasites in early life: contrasting effects on juvenile growth for different family members.

Parasitism experienced early in ontogeny can have a major impact on host growth, development and future fitness, but whether siblings are affected equally by parasitism is poorly understood. In birds, hatching asynchrony induced by hormonal or behavioural mechanisms largely under parental control mi...

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Main Authors: Thomas E Reed, Francis Daunt, Adam J Kiploks, Sarah J Burthe, Hanna M V Granroth-Wilding, Emi A Takahashi, Mark Newell, Sarah Wanless, Emma J A Cunningham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3286466?pdf=render