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Haemoproteus iwa in Great Frigatebirds (Fregata minor) in the Islands of the Western Indian Ocean

Blood parasites of the sub-genus Haemoproteus have been reported in seabirds, in particular in species in the Suliformes order. These parasites are transmitted by hippoboscid flies of the genus Olfersia; strong specificity has been suggested between the vector and its vertebrate host. We investigate...

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Autores principales: Bastien, Matthieu, Jaeger, Audrey, Le Corre, Matthieu, Tortosa, Pablo, Lebarbenchon, Camille
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4014603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24810172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097185