Pathogenicity of Haemoproteus danilewskyi, kruse, 1890, in blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 161-169

  Garvin, Mary C ^a,b   Homer, Bruce L ^a   Greiner, Ellis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue jay; Cyanocitta cristata; Haemoproteus; Hematozoa

Indexed keywords

AVES; CORVIDAE; CYANOCITTA CRISTATA; HAEMOPROTEUS; PASSERIFORMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; COCCIDIA; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SONGBIRD; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HAEMOSPORIDA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SONGBIRDS; SPLEEN;

EID: 0141958584     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.1.161     Document Type: Article

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