A rare case of Plasmodium (Haemamoeba) relictum infection in a free-living Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa, Scolopacidae)

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 951-954

  D'Amico, Verónica L ^a   Baker, Allan J ^b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avian malaria; Plasmodimrelictum; Red Knot

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956659221     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0566-0     Document Type: Article

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