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    Host space, not energy or symbiont size, constrains feather mite abundance across passerine bird species 

    Labrador, María del Mar; Borràs, Antoni; Senar, Juan Carlos; Jovaní, Roger (2023-11-06)

    1. Comprehending symbiont abundance among host species is a major ecological endeavour, and the metabolic theory of ecology has been proposed to understand what constrains symbiont populations. 2. We parameterized metabolic ...

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    Idiosyncrasy of feather mite intensity and prevalence across passerine bird species: a comparative study 

    Labrador, María del Mar; Borràs, Antoni; Senar, Juan Carlos; Jovani, Roger (2025-02-17)

    Symbionts are key elements of ecosystems, by playing important roles in shaping the biology and ecology of their hosts. However, the factors determining symbiont loads across host species are still unclear. Nowadays, we ...