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Blood parasites infecting the Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), a unique neotropical folivorous bird
The Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is the only extant member of the order Opisthocomiformes. This unique South American bird lives in the riparian lowland vegetation characteristic of the Amazon and Orinoco basins. Hoatzins nest in communal social units close to water bodies; they are strictly folivo...
Autores principales: | Pacheco, M. Andreína, García-Amado, M. Alexandra, Manzano, Jaime, Matta, Nubia E., Escalante, Ananias A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6368046/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30740273 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6361 |
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