TY - JOUR AU - Oliver-Guimerá, Arturo AU - Martínez-Carrasco, Carlos AU - Tvarijonaviciute, Asta AU - Ruiz de Ybáñez, María Rocío AU - Martínez-Guijosa, Jordi AU - López-Olvera, Jorge Ramón AU - Fernández-Aguilar, Xavier AU - Colom-Cadena, Andreu AU - Mentaberre, Gregorio AU - Velarde, Roser AU - Gassó, Diana AU - Garel, Mathieu AU - Rossi, Luca AU - Lavín, Santiago AU - Serrano, Emmanuel PY - 2017 DA - 2017/04/21 TI - The physiological cost of male-biased parasitism in a nearly monomorphic mammal JO - Parasites & Vectors SP - 200 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - Even though male-biased parasitism is common in mammals, little effort has been made to evaluate whether higher parasitic burden in males results in an extra biological cost, and thus a decrease in fitness. Body condition impairment and the augmentation of oxidative stress can be used as indicators of the cost of parasite infections. Here, we examined relationships between gastrointestinal and respiratory helminths, body condition and oxidative stress markers (glutathione peroxidase, paraoxonase-1) in 28 Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra p. pyrenaica) sampled in autumn. SN - 1756-3305 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2060-5 DO - 10.1186/s13071-017-2060-5 ID - Oliver-Guimerá2017 ER -