Antiparasite treatments reduce humoral immunity and impact oxidative status in raptor nestlings

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Hanssen, Sveinn Are, Bustnes, Jan Ove, Schnug, Lisbeth, Eulaers, Igor, Jaspers, Veerle, Covaci, Adrian, Eens, Marcel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Dutch
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Chemistry; Biology; Tac; Accipiter gentilis; Haliaeetus albicilla; Northern Goshawk
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1116740151162165141; https://repository.uantwerpen.be/docman/irua/c9bf4e/773da48b.pdf

Abstract: Parasites are natural stressors that may have multiple negative effects on their host as they usurp energy and nutrients and may lead to costly immune responses that may cause oxidative stress. At early stages, animals may be more sensitive to infectious organisms because of their rapid gr...