First Evidence and Predictions of Plasmodium Transmission in Alaskan Bird Populations

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Loiseau, Claire ^a   Harrigan, Ryan J ^b   Cornel, Anthony J ^c   Guers, Sue L ^d   Dodge, Molly ^a   Marzec, Timothy ^a   Carlson, Jenny S ^c   Seppi, Bruce ^e   Sehgal, Ravinder N M ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Alaska Bird Observatory   (United States)

^e BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECIPITATION; PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; BIRDS; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM;

AVES;

EID: 84866559267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044729     Document Type: Article

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