EcologybioRxivPreprint
Life cycle complexity shapes parasite sharing amongst migratory and resident hosts
Sarah Nichols, Andrea Estandía, Catherine Young…·Beth Okamura
The paper examines how parasite life cycle complexity influences sharing between migratory and resident silvereye hosts, finding that migratory birds host more parasite species, especially those with simple life cycles.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.14.699309