title: A comparison of the physiological status in parasitized roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from two different populations.
abstract: Studies of the impact of parasites on host performance have mainly focused on body mass, a phenotypic trait that responds relatively slowly to the presence of parasites, and the expectedly faster response of physiological parameters has been mostly overlooked. We filled the gap by measuring the impact of endoparasites on four hematological/biochemical parameters (hematocrit, albumin, creatinine and fructosamine) in two contrasting free-living populations of roe deer. We generally found negative relationships between parasites and physiological parameters. Our findings also indicate little role of host sex on parasite impact and strongest parasite effects on young and senescent hosts.
authors.affiliation: Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, 43 bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France; Université de Lyon, VetAgroSup, 1 Avenue Bourgelat, 69280 Marcy l'étoile, France. Electronic address: mael.jego@vetagro-sup.fr.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jégo
authors.affiliation: EA 4688 "VECPAR", UFR Pharmacie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51 Rue Cognacq Jay, 51096 Reims, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ferté
authors.affiliation: Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, 43 bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.affiliation: Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, Centre National de Recherches Appliquées sur les Cervidés-Sanglier, 1 Place Exelmans, F-55000 Bar-le-Duc, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, 43 bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France; INRA, UR346 d'Epidémiologie Animale, F-63122 Saint Genès Champanelle, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Crespin
authors.affiliation: Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, 43 bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France; Université de Lyon, VetAgroSup, 1 Avenue Bourgelat, 69280 Marcy l'étoile, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gilot-Fromont
authors.affiliation: Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, 43 bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France; Université de Lyon, VetAgroSup, 1 Avenue Bourgelat, 69280 Marcy l'étoile, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bourgoin
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D019270:Fructosamine / Q000097:blood; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008297:Male; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012709:Serum Albumin; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin; D019270:Fructosamine; D003404:Creatinine
keywords: Coccidia; Hematology; Nematode; Plasma biochemistry; Roe deer; Wildlife