Intensity of parasitic nematodes increases with organochlorine levels in the glaucous gull

• Published in: Journal of Applied Ecology
• Main Authors: Sagerup, Kjetil, Henriksen, Espen O., Skorping, Arne, Skaare, Janneche Utne, Gabrielsen, Geir Wing
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2000
• Subjects: Barents Sea; Bear Island; Glaucous Gull; Larus hyperboreus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00521.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1365-2664.2000.00521.x; https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00521.x

Summary 1. Organochlorines probably suppress immune functions in birds and mammals, but few field assessments are available. If establishment and/or survival of parasites is limited by host immunity, we would expect increased parasite intensities in animals with high organochlorine burdens, such as...