Within-brood body size and immunological differences in Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) nestlings relative to ectoparasitism

Within-brood body size and immunological differences in Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) nestlings relative to ectoparasitism

Several ectoparasites parasitise nestlings decreasing their body condition, growth and survival. To minimise any loss of fitness due to ectoparasites, birds have developed a wide variety of defence mechanisms, potentially including hatching asynchrony. According to the Tasty Chick Hypothesis (TCH),...

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Main Authors: Jorge Garrido-Bautista, Antonio Soria, Cristina E. Trenzado, Amalia Pérez-Jiménez, Eliana Pintus, José Luis Ros-Santaella, Nicola Bernardo, Mar Comas, Stanislav Kolenčík, Gregorio Moreno-Rueda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-01-01
Series:Avian Research
Subjects:
Blowflies
Blue tit
Cyanistes caeruelus
Ectoparasites
Hen fleas
Immunocompetence
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2053716622000342

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