Spatiotemporal and demographic effects on avian malaria prevalence in blue tits
Angela Nicole Theodosopoulos, Fredrik Andreasson, Jane Jönsson, Johan Nilsson, Andreas Nord, Lars Råberg, Martin Stjernman, Ana Sofía Torres Lara, Jan-Åke Nilsson, Olof Hellgren
The paper investigates how host age, sex, and location affect avian malaria prevalence in blue tits over time, finding age-related accumulation of infections and sex-specific differences in Leucocytozoon prevalence.
bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology