Life history and fitness consequences of ectoparasites

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Maternal yolk testosterone does not modulate parasite susceptibility or immune function in great tit nestlings (2005, unknown): “However, the flea effect on nestling body mass was similar or even stronger in the year of the experiment compared to previous experimental studies (Fitze et al. 2004a) within the same great tit population (mean body mass 15 days post-hatching in this study: flea-infested nests: 15·01 ± 0·14;…”
Use of nest-boxes by the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata): implications for reproductive success and research (2008, background): “…issue that has beenwidely discussed in the northern hemisphere is the effect of nest-boxes, and whether they are cleaned or not, on parasite communities (e.g.Møller 1989), although they have also provided some excellent opportunities for manipulating nestparasite loads (e.g. Fitze et al. 2004).”
Consequences of nest reuse for parasite burden and female health and condition in blue tits, Cyanistes caeruleus (2007, background): “Moller 1990; Fitze et al. 2004 ), female body mass at the end of the nestling period (e.g.”
Group size and ectoparasitism affect daily survival probability in a colonial bird (2004, background): “The few previous studies on the effects of ectoparasites on survival in birds measured only betweenyear survival (e.g., Brown et al. 1995; Fitze et al. 2004).”