High lineage diversity and host sharing of malarial parasites in a local avian assemblage

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 768-774

  Szymanski, M M ^a   Lovette, I J ^a  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AVIFAUNA; HOST USE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITISM;

ARTICLE; COCCIDIA; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FOWL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAEMOPROTEUS; HAPLOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RANGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXON;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BASE SEQUENCE; BIRD DISEASES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC VARIATION; HAEMOSPORIDA; HAPLOTYPES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PASSERIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AVES; EMBERIZINAE; FRINGILLIDAE; HAEMOPROTEUS; HAEMOSPORIDA; HIRUNDINIDAE; PLASMODIUM (APICOMPLEXA);

EID: 24944498423     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-417R1.1     Document Type: Article

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