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Low intensity blood parasite infections do not reduce the aerobic performance of migratory birds

Blood parasites (Haemosporidia) are thought to impair the flight performance of infected animals, and therefore, infected birds are expected to differ from their non-infected counterparts in migratory capacity. Since haemosporidians invade host erythrocytes, it is commonly assumed that infected indi...

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Autores principales: Hahn, Steffen, Bauer, Silke, Dimitrov, Dimitar, Emmenegger, Tamara, Ivanova, Karina, Zehtindjiev, Pavel, Buttemer, William A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29386365
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2307