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Immunological Change in a Parasite-Impoverished Environment: Divergent Signals from Four Island Taxa

Dramatic declines of native Hawaiian avifauna due to the human-mediated emergence of avian malaria and pox prompted an examination of whether island taxa share a common altered immunological signature, potentially driven by reduced genetic diversity and reduced exposure to parasites. We tested this...

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Autores principales: Beadell, Jon S., Atkins, Colm, Cashion, Erin, Jonker, Michelle, Fleischer, Robert C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1975468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17878931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000896