Infection prevalence and absence of positive correlation between avian haemosporidian parasites, mass and body condition in the Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis

Ostrich

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-76

  Schultz, Albert ^a,b   Underhill, Les G ^a   Earlé, Roy A ^c   Underhill, George ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Amicus Veterinary Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; HAEMOPROTEUS; HAEMOSPORIDA; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEUCOCYTOZOON; PLASMODIUM (APICOMPLEXA); PLOCEINAE; PLOCEUS CAPENSIS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA EVERETTI;

EID: 77949642657     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306521003690630     Document Type: Article

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