Effects of host sex, age and behaviour on co-infection patterns in a wild ungulate
Florian Berland, Vincent Bourret, Carole Peroz, Laurence Malandrin, Claire Bonsergent, Xavier Bailly, Sébastien Masseglia, Laurent‐Xavier Nouvel, Anne-Claire Lagrée, Clotilde Rouxel, Chloé Dimeglio, Jacques Izopet, Valentin Ollivier, Thierry Boulinier, Isabelle Villena, , Hélène Verheyden
This study examines co-infection patterns in European roe deer, finding that proximity to livestock, sex, age, and activity levels influence parasite presence, with minimal between-parasite interactions.
Parasitology · Oct 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology