An experimental test of the effects of behavioral and immunological defenses against vectors: do they interact to protect birds from blood parasites?

BACKGROUND: Blood-feeding arthropods can harm their hosts in many ways, such as through direct tissue damage and anemia, but also by distracting hosts from foraging or watching for predators. Blood-borne pathogens transmitted by arthropods can further harm the host. Thus, effective behavioral and im...

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Autores principales: Waite, Jessica L, Henry, Autumn R, Owen, Jeb P, Clayton, Dale H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4077066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24620737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-104

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4077066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24620737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-104

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