Endoparasite infection has both short- and long-term negative effects on reproductive success of female house sparrows, as revealed by faecal parasitic egg counts

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Holand, Håkon, Jensen, Henrik, Tufto, Jarle, Pärn, Henrik, Sæther, Bernt-Erik, Ringsby, Thor Harald
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2015
• Subjects: Helgeland; Holand; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/283870; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125773

Parasites have the potential to severely reduce host reproductive success. However, the effects of endoparasites on reproductive success have not received the same amount of attention as the effects of parasites on host survival. We investigated the relationship between an avian endoparasite (gapewo...