Transcriptome assembly and differential gene expression of the invasive avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum in Hawaiʻi

Abstract The malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum (lineage GRW4) was introduced less than a century ago to the native avifauna of Hawaiʻi, where it has since caused major declines of endemic bird populations. One of the native bird species that is frequently infected with GRW4 is the Hawaiʻi ʻamakih...

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Main Authors: Elin Videvall, Kristina L. Paxton, Michael G. Campana, Loren Cassin‐Sackett, Carter T. Atkinson, Robert C. Fleischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-05-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7401