Experimental infection by microparasites affects the oxidative balance in their avian reservoir host the blackbird Turdus merula.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.02.009
Abstract: By draining resources, microparasites can negatively affect the host fitness, which in turn can result in reduced transmission when virulence leads to reductions in host population size. Therefore, for a microparasite to persist in nature,… read more here.
Keywords: infection; avian reservoir; blackbird turdus; turdus merula ... See more keywords