Affiliative social relationships and coccidian oocyst excretion in a cooperatively breeding bird species
C. A. F. Wascher, D. Canestrari, V. Baglione
The study examines if social relationships in carrion crows affect parasite excretion, finding that strong bonds reduce coccidian oocyst excretion.
bioRxiv · Sep 6, 2019Animal Behavior & Cognition