Distribution anomalies in avian haemosporidian parasites in the southern Lesser Antilles

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 570-584

  Ricklefs, Robert E ^a   Dodge Gray, Julia ^a   Latta, Steven C ^b   Svensson Coelho, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b National Aviary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIRD; BLOOD; COLONIZATION; CYTOCHROME; DISEASE VECTOR; ENDEMISM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MOSQUITO; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

SAINT LUCIA; SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

AVES; HAEMOPROTEUS; HAEMOSPORIDA; PLASMODIUM (APICOMPLEXA); PLASMODIUM PARASITES;

EID: 84855306436     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05404.x     Document Type: Article

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