Avian haemosporidians of breeding birds in the Davis Mountains sky-islands of west Texas, USA

Avian haemosporidians are protozoan parasites transmitted by insect vectors that infect birds worldwide, negatively impacting avian fitness and survival. However, the majority of haemosporidian diversity remains undescribed. Quantifying this diversity is critical to determining parasite–host relatio...

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Main Authors: Viridiana Martinez, Katrina D. Keith, Jacquelyn K. Grace, Gary Voelker, L. C. Ranford-Cartwright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-12-01
Series:Parasitology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182023001087/type/journal_article