Blood parasites in passerine birds from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest;Hemoparasitos em passeriformes da Mata Atlântica Brasileira

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-15

  Sebaio, Fabiane ^a   Braga, Érika Martins ^a   Branquinho, Felipe ^a   Fecchio, Alan ^b   Marini, Miguel Ângelo ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Haemoproteus; Microscopy; Parasites; Plasmodium; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

AVES; CONOPOPHAGIDAE; HAEMOPROTEUS; MUSCICAPIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 84859414003     PISSN: 0103846X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612012000100003     Document Type: Article

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