High prevalence of haemosporidian parasites infection in southern grey shrike Lanius meridionalis (Laniidae, Aves) from agricultural areas

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 315-318

  Casanueva, P ^a   Fernandez M ^a   Angeles Rojo M ^a   Campos, F ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY MIGUEL DE CERVANTES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural areas; Haemoproteus; Haemosporidians; Lanius meridionalis; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOASSAY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SONGBIRD; TREND ANALYSIS;

SPAIN;

AVES; HAEMOPROTEUS; HAEMOSPORIDA; LANIIDAE; LANIUS MERIDIONALIS; LEUCOCYTOZOON; PLASMODIUM (APICOMPLEXA);

EID: 84862280808     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2011.651164     Document Type: Article

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