Abstract Models on climate change have predicted an increase of temperature over the
earth's surface with potential drastic effects on living organisms. We analyzed the …

Simple Summary Throughout history, frequent outbreaks of diseases in humans have
occurred following transmission from animals. While some diseases can jump between birds …

Infection patterns of avian haemosporidians result from the evolution of their associations
with hosts, and can be shaped by multiple biotic factors. However, at the level of parasite …

Within animal hybrid zones, parasites may determine competitive outcomes between host
species and thus affect hybridization dynamics. We addressed this hypothesis by evaluating …

Personality traits, the consistent individual behavioral differences, are currently gaining
much attention in studies of natural bird populations. However, associations between …

Hypotheses postulating parasite‐mediated mate choice intrinsically assume that parasitic
infections deteriorate the quality of male ornamentation. Although this assumption has often …

Infection patterns of parasites, including their prevalence, diversity and host specificity, can
be impacted by many biological and environmental factors, but no study has focused on the …

The prevalence and community composition of haemoparasites can substantially differ
among avian host populations, which may lead to different selection pressures. Therefore …

Rody Haemoproteus a Plasmodium jsou kosmopolitně rozšířené rody krevních parazitů z
kmene Apicomplexa. Oba tyto rody mají dvouhostitelský životní cyklus a jejich definitivním …

Durante el periodo de cría del 2015, observamos que un aumento experimental de la
temperatura en el interior de los nidos de herrerillo común (Cyanistes caeruleus) afectó …