Prevalence and intensity of intestinal parasitation in a wild population of nestling Eurasian kestrel Falco Tinnunculus
Martínez-Padilla, J. and Millán, J. 2007. Prevalence and intensity of intestinal parasitation in a wild population of nestling Eurasian kestrel Falco Tinnunculus. Ardeola, 54(1): 109-115.
Parasites are strong evolutionary forces as they often reduce the host’s fitness (Clayton and Moore, 1997; Rigby and Moret, 2000) and the impact of parasites on host reproduction and survival has been demonstrated in differ- ent studies (Merino and Potti, 1995; Richner et al., 1995; Nordling et al., 1998; Stjernman et al., 2004). Parasites can also influence ma- ternal allocation (Tschirren et al., 2005) or ma- ternal effort could mediate the parasite abun- dance in nestlings (Merino et al., 1996), suggesting that parasites can affect individual quality and hence, the quality of the offsprings.
Parasites are strong evolutionary forces as they often reduce the host’s fitness (Clayton and Moore, 1997; Rigby and Moret, 2000) and the impact of parasites on host reproduction and survival has been demonstrated in differ- ent studies (Merino and Potti, 1995; Richner et al., 1995; Nordling et al., 1998; Stjernman et al., 2004). Parasites can also influence ma- ternal allocation (Tschirren et al., 2005) or ma- ternal effort could mediate the parasite abun- dance in nestlings (Merino et al., 1996), suggesting that parasites can affect individual quality and hence, the quality of the offsprings.