Songbird preen oil odour reflects haemosporidian parasite load

KM Talbott, DJ Becker, HA Soini, BJ Higgins… - Animal behaviour, 2022 - Elsevier
Investigating the impact of parasitism on host phenotype is key to understanding parasite
transmission ecology, host behavioural ecology and host–parasite coevolution. Previous …

Impacts of Plasmodium on Reproductive Physiology and Behavior of the Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

KM Talbott - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Plasmodium is a common parasite of songbirds and has long been a popular model
parasite for studies focused on songbird evolutionary ecology and immunology; however, its …

The correspondence between genotype at bacterial and viral-facing Toll-like receptors and preen oil chemical composition in song sparrows

J To - 2024 - ir.lib.uwo.ca
Mate choice can optimize immune genotypes of offspring and thus reinforce parasite-
mediated selection on immune genes. Information about genotype at class II major …