Compromised futures: gastrointestinal parasites reduce survival and recruitment but not reproductive performance in wild female spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta)
Susana P Veloso Soares, Miguel Mendes Veiga, Stephan Karl, Sonja Metzger, Gábor Á. Czirják, Marion L. East, Heribert Hofer, Jella Wauters, Susana Carolina Martins Ferreira, Morgane Gicquel, Sarah Benhaiem
This study examines how gastrointestinal parasites affect survival and longevity but not reproduction in wild female spotted hyenas, finding that parasite infections and immune responses reduce survival to adulthood.
bioRxiv · Dec 19, 2025 · PreprintEcology