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Is Avian Malaria Playing a Role in Native Bird Declines in New Zealand? Testing Hypotheses along an Elevational Gradient

The mosquito-borne disease avian malaria (Plasmodium spp.) has impacted both captive populations and wild individuals of native New Zealand bird species. However, whether or not it is a cause of concern to their wild populations is still unclear. In Hawaii, the disease has been a major factor in the...

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Autores principales: Niebuhr, Chris N., Poulin, Robert, Tompkins, Daniel M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5089714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27802326
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165918