Is there sex-biased resistance and tolerance in Mediterranean wood mouse (**Apodemus sylvaticus**) populations facing multiple helminth infections? Universiteit Antwerpen
Sex-biased parasitism is rarely investigated in relation to host tolerance and resistance, which are two defense strategies hosts can adopt when challenged by parasites. Health or fitness deteriorations in less tolerant individuals with increasing parasite burden would be faster than those in more tolerant ones. Hence, the body condition and reproductive potential of an infected individual host can be considered proxies for tolerance to ...