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Does haemosporidian infection affect hematological and biochemical profiles of the endangered Black-fronted piping-guan (Aburria jacutinga)? [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2013
Infectious diseases can cause deleterious effects on bird species, leading to population decline and extinction. Haemosporidia can be recognized by their negative effects on host fitness, including reproductive success and immune responses. In captivity,
Rafael Otávio Cançado Motta   +11 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Avian Haemosporidia of the Caucasus Mountains: Host-Parasite Dynamics in a Biodiversity Hotspot

open access: yes
Avian haemosporidia are globally distributed blood parasites, yet their host-parasite dynamics are often shaped by regional ecological and evolutionary processes.
Weesner, Ryan M 1997-
core   +8 more sources

Using haematophagous fly blood meals to study the diversity of blood‐borne pathogens infecting wild mammals

open access: yesMolecular Ecology Resources, Volume 22, Issue 8, Page 2915-2927, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Many emerging infectious diseases originate from wild animals, so there is a profound need for surveillance and monitoring of their pathogens. However, the practical difficulty of sample acquisition from wild animals tends to limit the feasibility and effectiveness of such surveys.
Solomon Mwakasungula   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduced Offspring Viability Is Associated With Long-Term Stability of a Narrow Avian Hybrid Zone. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
We investigated hybrid viability in a tropical, avian hybrid zone governed by strong selection on male secondary sexual traits between the white‐collared manakin (Manacus candei) and golden‐collared manakin (M. vitellinus). We assessed putative hybrid fitness by investigating adult survival and hatching success along with a prospective selective ...
Long KM   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Polyctenidae (Hemiptera: Cimicoidea) species in the Afrotropical region: Distribution, host specificity, and first insights to their molecular phylogeny

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 10, October 2022., 2022
Polyctenidae bugs are very rare, hematophagous, highly specialized ectoparasites of bats. In this study, we demonstrate the first molecular phylogeny of the family Polyctenidae, showing their phylogenetic relationship with the closely related family Cimicidae.
Tamara Szentiványi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Haemosporidia

open access: yes, 2016
Heinz Mehlhorn
openaire   +2 more sources

Exploring the thermal limits of malaria transmission in the western Himalaya

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 9, September 2022., 2022
Our study promotes new understanding of parasite transmission biology and the importance of accounting for fine‐scale thermal effects in the expansion of the range of the malaria parasite with global climate change. Using two human malaria and five avian vector‐borne parasites, we show that the contrasting thermal environments that can exist across ...
Farhina Mozaffer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing rates of parasite coinfection and spatiotemporal strain variation via metabarcoding: Insights for the conservation of European turtle doves Streptopelia turtur

open access: yesMolecular Ecology, Volume 31, Issue 9, Page 2730-2751, May 2022., 2022
Abstract Understanding the frequency, spatiotemporal dynamics and impacts of parasite coinfections is fundamental to developing control measures and predicting disease impacts. The European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) is one of Europe's most threatened bird species.
Rebecca C. Thomas   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex and nest type influence avian blood parasite prevalence in a high-elevation bird community

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2021
Background The prevalence of avian haemosporidian parasites and the factors influencing infection in the Colorado Rocky Mountains are largely unknown. With climate change expected to promote the expansion of vector and avian blood parasite distributions,
Marina D. Rodriguez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occurrence and diversity of avian haemosporidia in intra-African migratory landbirds. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Avian haemosporidian infections are widespread and can result in the decline of wild bird populations or insome cases contribute to extinction of species.
Dalton, Desire Lee; id_orcid   +3 more
core   +9 more sources

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