Males have higher parasite burdens than females. Can they cope?
The Pyrenean chamois has been used to investigate the consequences of the higher parasite burdens experienced by males compared with females.
Hilary Hurd
Editor at BugBitten
Hilary is Professor of Parasitology Emeritus at Keele University, UK, having retired at the end of 2013. Her research interests have revolved around parasites transmitted by insects and their interactions with their vectors. She was Director of the Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology at Keele for over ten years and served as President of the British Society for Parasitology.
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