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Patterns of ectoparasitism in North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus): Sex-biases, seasonality, age, and effects on male body condition

Within many species, males are often more heavily parasitised than females. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain this phenomenon, including immunocompetence handicaps, sexual size dimorphism and behavioural differences. Here we set out to test the latter two hypotheses and make inference...

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Published in:Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl
Main Authors: Patterson, Jesse E.H., Neuhaus, Peter, Kutz, Susan J., Ruckstuhl, Kathreen E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4501535/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26236631
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2015.05.002
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