Determinants of distribution and prevalence of avian malaria in blue tit populations across Europe: Separating host and parasite effects

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2014-2024

  Szollosi E ^a   Cichon M ^b   Eens, M ^c   Hasselquist, D ^d   Kempenaers, B ^e   Merino, S ^f   Nilsson, J A ^d   Rosivall, B ^a   Rytkonen S ^g   Torok J ^a   Wood, M J ^h,j   Garamszegi, L Z ⁱ  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^f MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Blood parasite; Cyanistes caeruleus; Geographical distribution; Haemoproteus; Host specificity; Parahaemoproteus; Parus; Plasmodium; Specialization

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEMOPARASITE; HOST SPECIFICITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MALARIA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTOZOAN; RELATEDNESS; SPECIALIZATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVIAN MALARIA; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HOST RANGE; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOST SPECIFICITY; MALARIA, AVIAN; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; SONGBIRDS;

EUROPE;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; HAEMOPROTEUS; PARUS;

EID: 80051672490     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02339.x     Document Type: Article

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