Sean J. Morris

Patterns of association between mothers and offspring and their outcomes in a polygynous ungulate

The paper examines mother-offspring association patterns in red deer, finding that prolonged association benefits female calves and yearlings but may reduce adult lifespan.

Fitness costs of parasitism depend on fine-scale density and resource availability in a wild ungulate

This study examines how parasitism, density, and resource availability interact to affect survival and fecundity in wild red deer across their lifespan.

Parasite-mediated inbreeding depression in wild red deer

This study investigates parasite-mediated inbreeding depression in red deer, finding three pathways linking inbreeding to reduced fitness through parasitism.

Population density drives increased parasitism via greater exposure and reduced resource availability in wild hosts

This study shows that higher host population density increases parasite counts through both greater exposure and reduced resource availability in red deer.