Which chick is tasty to parasites? The importance of host immunology vs. parasite life history

By A. Roulin, M. Brinkhof, Pierre Bize, H. Richner, T. Jungi, C. Bavoux, N. Boileau, G. Burneleau. 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Parasitology

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• Differential species-specific ectoparasitic mite intensities in two intimately coexisting sibling bat species: resource-mediated host attractiveness or parasite specialization? (2003, result): “In contrast, other studies have described preference for hosts with good body condition or better development within brood (Blanco, Tella & Potti 1997; Dawson & Bortolotti 1997; Roulin et al . 2003 ).”
• Host condition and host immunity affect parasite fitness in a bird–ectoparasite system (2007, background): “Parasites might thus benefit from infesting hosts of lower quality, which are easier to exploit due to their weaker immune system (Coop & Holmes 1996; Christe, Møller & de Lope 1998; Roulin et al. 2003; Simon et al. 2003).”