Energy status and antioxidant response in microfilariae-infected male village weavers (<em>Ploceus cucullatus</em>) across pre- and post-breeding periods in Amurum Forest Reserve

We investigated the relationship between microfilariae and energy status and the oxidative damage-defense mechanism of male village weavers (Ploceus cucullatus) during pre-breeding and post-breeding seasons (which also coincides with the birds' moult periods). Specifically, we investigated (i) how glucose concentrations in filarial-infected male village weavers varied during pre- and post-breeding periods and (ii) how the superoxide dismutase&nbsp;(SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) of the infected birds would also vary during these two periods. A total of 117 adult male birds were trapped. During the pre-breeding period, 53% (33 of 62) of the individuals undergoing a pre-breeding moult were infected, and 47% (29 of 62) were non-infected. During the post-breeding period, 42% (23 of 55) of the individuals undergoing a post-breeding moult were infected, and 58% (32 of 55) were non-infected. We observed a significant positive relationship (P &lt; 0.05) between microfilaria infection status and..., , # Data from: Energy status and antioxidant response in microfilariae-infected male village weavers (*Ploceus cucullatus*) across pre- and post-breeding periods in Amurum Forest Reserve Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.83bk3jb69](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.83bk3jb69) ## Description of the data and file structure ### Files and variables #### **1. Overview** This dataset oxidaa.csv contains biochemical measurements from a study examining how micrifilarial infection influences oxidative stress in weaver birds (family: Ploceidae) across two breeding phases: * **Pre-breeding (Pre-)** * **Post-breeding (Post-)** The dataset includes both infected and uninfected birds, with measurements of three blood biomarkers associated with oxidative stress and metabolic status: * **glu** – Blood glucose concentration * **mda** – Malondialdehyde (marker of lipid peroxidation / oxidative damage) * **sod** – Superoxide dismutase activity (antioxidant enzyme) The data appear in tidy format with one meas...,