EcologybioRxiv
Parasite intensity is driven by temperature in a wild bird
A. Mennerat, A. Charmantier, S. Hurtrez-Bousses…·M. M. Lambrechts
This study shows that temperature strongly influences parasite load in Corsican blue tits, with higher temperatures during the nestling stage and spring linked to increased parasite intensity.
DOI 10.24072/pcjournal.65