Landscape and mosquito community impact the avian Plasmodium infection in Culex pipiens

Summary: Avian malaria parasites provide an important model for studying host-pathogen interactions, yet understanding their dynamics in vectors under natural conditions is limited. We investigated the effect of vector abundance, species richness and diversity, and habitat characteristics on avian P...

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Main Authors: Martina Ferraguti, Josué Martínez-de la Puente, Santiago Ruiz, Ramón C. Soriguer, Jordi Figuerola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224004152