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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-12-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224025835 |