Nest secondary plants and their associations with haemosporidian blood parasites in blue tit females

Avian nests often contain aromatic plant fragments, which has led to propose among others that they repel ectoparasites or vectors of blood parasites (‘nest protection hypothesis’). To date, the relationship between secondary plant provisioning and the parent's blood parasites remains unexplore...

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Main Authors: Jorge García-Campa, Sonia González-Braojos, Judith Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press
Series:Parasitology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182024000775/type/journal_article