High prevalence and genetic diversity of Haemoproteus columbae (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) in feral pigeons Columba livia in Cape Town, South Africa

In this study, we explore blood parasite prevalence, infection intensity, and co-infection levels in an urban population of feral pigeons Columba livia in Cape Town. We analyze the effect of blood parasites on host body condition and the association between melanin expression in the host’s plumage a...

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Autores principales: Nebel, Carina, Harl, Josef, Pajot, Adrien, Weissenböck, Herbert, Amar, Arjun, Sumasgutner, Petra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
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Genetics, Evolution, and Phylogeny - Original Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6985069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31883048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06558-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6985069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31883048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06558-6

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