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Sleeping site ecology, but not sex, affect ecto- and hemoparasite risk, in sympatric, arboreal primates (Avahi occidentalis and Lepilemur edwardsi)

BACKGROUND: A central question in evolutionary parasitology is to what extent ecology impacts patterns of parasitism in wild host populations. In this study, we aim to disentangle factors influencing the risk of parasite exposure by exploring the impact of sleeping site ecology on infection with ect...

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Autores principales: Hokan, May, Strube, Christina, Radespiel, Ute, Zimmermann, Elke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5607495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28943886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-017-0228-7