Nonspecific patterns of vector, host and avian malaria parasite associations in a central African rainforest
KY Njabo, AJ Cornel, C Bonneaud… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Malaria parasites use vertebrate hosts for asexual multiplication and Culicidae mosquitoes
for sexual and asexual development, yet the literature on avian malaria remains biased …
for sexual and asexual development, yet the literature on avian malaria remains biased …
Diversity and distribution of avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in captive birds from a Brazilian megalopolis
CRF Chagas, G Valkiūnas, L de Oliveira Guimarães… - Malaria journal, 2017 - Springer
Background The role of zoos in conservation programmes has increased significantly in last
decades, and the health of captive animals is essential to guarantee success of such …
decades, and the health of captive animals is essential to guarantee success of such …
Diversity, Prevalence, and Host Specificity of Avian Plasmodium and Haemoproteus in a Western Amazon Assemblage
We used PCR and DNA sequencing to screen for haemosporidian parasites (Haemoproteus
and Plasmodium) in 2,488 individual birds from 104 species and 22 families, primarily …
and Plasmodium) in 2,488 individual birds from 104 species and 22 families, primarily …
Host and habitat specialization of avian malaria in Africa
C Loiseau, RJ Harrigan, A Robert… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of both vertebrates and invertebrates have suggested that specialists, as compared
to generalists, are likely to suffer more serious declines in response to environmental …
to generalists, are likely to suffer more serious declines in response to environmental …
Host community similarity and geography shape the diversity and distribution of haemosporidian parasites in Amazonian birds
Identifying the mechanisms driving the distribution and diversity of parasitic organisms and
characterizing the structure of parasite assemblages are critical to understanding host …
characterizing the structure of parasite assemblages are critical to understanding host …
Deeply conserved susceptibility in a multi‐host, multi‐parasite system
Variation in susceptibility is ubiquitous in multi‐host, multi‐parasite assemblages, and can
have profound implications for ecology and evolution in these systems. The extent to which …
have profound implications for ecology and evolution in these systems. The extent to which …
Description of the first cryptic avian malaria parasite, Plasmodium homocircumflexum n. sp., with experimental data on its virulence and development in avian hosts …
V Palinauskas, R Žiegytė, M Ilgūnas, TA Iezhova… - International Journal for …, 2015 - Elsevier
For over 100 years studies on avian haemosporidian parasite species have relied on
similarities in their morphology to establish a species concept. Some exceptional cases …
similarities in their morphology to establish a species concept. Some exceptional cases …
Avian Plasmodium in Culex and Ochlerotatus Mosquitoes from Southern Spain: Effects of Season and Host-Feeding Source on Parasite Dynamics
Haemosporidians, a group of vector-borne parasites that include Plasmodium, infect
vertebrates including birds. Although mosquitoes are crucial elements in the transmission of …
vertebrates including birds. Although mosquitoes are crucial elements in the transmission of …
Malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.) infecting introduced, native and endemic New Zealand birds
Avian malaria is caused by intracellular mosquito-transmitted protist parasites in the order
Haemosporida, genus Plasmodium. Although Plasmodium species have been diagnosed …
Haemosporida, genus Plasmodium. Although Plasmodium species have been diagnosed …
Diverse avian malaria and other haemosporidian parasites in Andean house wrens: evidence for regional co‐diversification by host‐switching
Recent research has revealed well over 1000 mtDNA lineages of avian haemosporidian
parasites, but the extent to which this diversity is caused by host–parasite coevolutionary …
parasites, but the extent to which this diversity is caused by host–parasite coevolutionary …