Sublethal effects of natural parasitism act through maternal, but not paternal, reproductive success in a wild population
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2772
Abstract: Abstract Parasites are a major component of all animal populations. Males and females often differ in their levels of parasite prevalence, potentially leading to sex differences in the impact of parasitism on fitness, with important… read more here.
Keywords: success; reproductive success; wild population; success wild ... See more keywords
General cognitive performance declines with female age and is negatively related to fledging success in a wild bird
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.1748
Abstract: Identifying the causes and fitness consequences of intraspecific variation in cognitive performance is fundamental to understand how cognition evolves. Selection may act on different cognitive traits separately or jointly as part of the general cognitive… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive performance; age; wild bird; general cognitive ... See more keywords