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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...
Autores principales: | Nebel, Carina, Harl, Josef, Pajot, Adrien, Weissenböck, Herbert, Amar, Arjun, Sumasgutner, Petra |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2019
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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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