Does malaria infection increase the risk of predation-related mortality during bird migration?

Summary: The migratory culling hypothesis posits that infected individuals are less likely to survive long-distance migration due to physiological and behavioral effects, but this lacks empirical evidence. Here, we tested this hypothesis by sampling 357 passerines from 11 species during their autumn...

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Main Authors: Laura Gangoso, Claudia Santamaría-Cervantes, Josué Martínez-de la Puente, María José Ruiz López, Jordi Figuerola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224025835