Avian blood parasites in the National Natural Park Chingaza: High andes of Colombia;Parásitos sanguíneos de aves en el parque Nacional Natural Chingaza: Andes de Colombia

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Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Rodríguez, Oscar A ^a,c   Moya, Helena ^b,c   Matta, Nubia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA NACIONAL   (Colombia)

^c UNITROPICO   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Avian haematozoa; Colombia; Haemoproteus; Hepatozoon; High andes; Leucocytozoon; Microfilariae; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

AVES; HAEMOPROTEUS; HEPATOZOON; LEUCOCYTOZOON;

EID: 84856238657     PISSN: 00733407     EISSN: 18504884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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