Experimental evidence of high tick infestation limiting chick growth and survival in a colonial seabird
Abstract While numerous studies have established correlations between parasite load and negative effects on their hosts, establishing causality is more challenging because parasites can directly compromise host condition and survival or simply opportunistically thrive on an already weakened host. He...
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2024-12-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81608-3 |
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