10.5061/DRYAD.B58VG
Bielański, Wojciech
Polish Academy of Sciences
Biedrzycka, Aleksandra
Polish Academy of Sciences
Zając, Tadeusz
Polish Academy of Sciences
Ćmiel, Adam
Polish Academy of Sciences
Solarz, Wojciech
Polish Academy of Sciences
Data from: Age-related parasite load and longevity patterns in the sedge
warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Dryad
dataset
2017
yearling mortality
blood parasites
Acrocephalus schoenabaenus
2017-02-27T20:10:12Z
2017-02-27T20:10:12Z
en
https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.00949
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We report the results from a nine-year study on parasite infection in
males of a small migrant passerine, the sedge warbler Acrocephalus
schoenobaenus. Every year, for each male caught during territory
establishment we estimated infection intensity of two lineages of
Haemoproteus belopolskyi (SW1 and SW3), using molecular methods. We found
a significant relationship between infection intensity and males’
longevity in both studied lineages. There was severe mortality of
second-year sedge warblers after their first breeding season, with lower
parasite load in survivors. The lower infection intensity in older age
classes was related to between-individual change in both lineages, but was
also a result of differences in infection intensity during the lifetime of
individual males in the SW3. The relation between parasite load and
longevity suggests that parasite load may be an age-dependent factor
influencing individual survival.
Parasites and longevity data.File contains all data necessary to perform
analysis presented in the publilcation.Data1_Dryad.xls
Nida River Valley in southern Poland (20°28'–20°32' E
50°33'–50°35' N)