Prevalence of Leucocytozoon marchouxi in the endangered Pink Pigeon Columba mayeri

Ibis

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 725-737

  Swinnerton, K J ^a,b,c,d,h   Peirce, M A ^e,f   Greenwood, A ^g   Chapman, R E ^c   Jones, C G ^a,c  

^a DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Wildlife Preservation Trust Canada   (Canada)

^c MAURITIAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Mauritius)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^e MP International Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^f QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

^g C o International Zoo Veterinary Group   (United Kingdom)

^h Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAPTIVE POPULATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HEMOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNITY; INFECTIVITY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE RESISTANCE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA MAYERI; COLUMBIDAE; LEUCOCYTOZOON;

EID: 33745206034     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2005.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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